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A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF RAGLAN
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831421
Published by Academy Books.
1st thus
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Volume 2 Part 1 of A History of Monmouthshire from the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Facsimile of 1914 edition. 128 pages. ISBN: 1873361157. Top front corner of boards bumped else boards clean. Contents clean. Light blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and has a few minor marks. A very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FACSIMILE
THE CLOCKMAKERS OF LLANRWST: PRE-INDUSTRIAL CLOCKMAKING IN A WELSH MARKET TOWN
Written by Colin Brown; Mary Brown.
Stock no. 1831398
Published by Bridge Books.
1st thus
2002.
Very good condition.
Details on all the members of the Owen dynasty as well as every other clock and watch maker that has been found to have worked in the Llanrwst area. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis & b/w photos. 277 pages plus subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 1872424996. Light wear to cover edges (minor). Spine is ligthly sunned/faded. A few light scuffs to cover and minor creasing. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
HANDO'S GWENT
Written by Fred J. Hando; Chris Barber.
Illustrated by Fred J. Hando.
Stock no. 1831386
Published by Blorenge Books.
1st thus
1987.
Very good condition.
A Centenary Tribute to Fred Hando Artist/Historian of Gwent. Edited by Chris Barber. Brown pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 200 pages. ISBN: 0951044451. Covers grubby, old price-label to rear cover. Rear cover a little creased from reading. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
GWENT LOCAL HISTORY No. 46
Written by E. Jane Pearson.
Stock no. 1831385
Published by Gwent Local History Council.
1979.
Very good condition.
Beige staple-bound card wraps. The journal of Gwent local history council, formerly 'Presenting Monmouthshire'. Edited by E. Jane Pearson. First item is 'A Walk-About in History - Upper Cwmbran' by Mildred Cadwell. 42 pages. Covers unevenly faded and grubby. Light fingering creases to contents else clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MATHERN HISTORY FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS
Written by Keith Malcolm Denison.
Stock no. 1831384
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1977.
Very good condition.
History from the Parish Registers. Staple-bound booklet. White pictorial card wraps. 24 pages. Number 31 in the Chepstow Society Pamphlet Series. ISBN: 0900278404. White covers are grubby with foxing. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
JPR AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by J.P.R. Williams.
Stock no. 1331245
Published by Collins.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Autobiography of the famous Welsh Rugby player. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002160382. Spine slightly bumped. Small white mark to front cover. Textblock is foxed. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned and edge rubbed.
GORAU YMGAIS GWYBODAETH: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EDUCATION AT ABERAERON
Written by Eifion Davies; et al.
Stock no. 1831345
Published by Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Text in ENGLISH. Blue boards, gilt title to front cover. 358 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1859023630. Light vertical reading crease to spine and lightly rubbing to top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed, very slightly sunned to spine and rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- EDUCATION
- HISTORY
ABERFAN: THE DAYS AFTER
Written by I.C. Rapoport.
Stock no. 1331193
Published by Parthian.
1st
2005.
Very good condition.
A Journey in Pictures. The Aberfan tragedy which came to symbolise everything that fashionable decade strove to forget: the negligence of authorities and the dirt of existence, poverty and the class divide. B/w photographs commemorating a past decade, a defunct industry, seeking out the women and families of a male-dominated world. White pictorial cardwraps. Dual language: text in English & Welsh. ISBN: 1902638565. Covers lightly foxed and edge creased. Contents fine.
IS IT STILL RAINING IN ABERFAN? A PIT AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by Melanie Doel; Martin Dunkerton.
Stock no. 1831280
Published by Logaston Press.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of a colliery from its beginning to its tragic end, and beyond. A story of the Merthyr Vale colliery largely told by the miners, their wives and their relatives, and, from 1984 onwards, in the photographs of Martin Dunkerton. White oblong pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 0951024299. Covers lightly creased at conrers, a few minor grubby marks. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MINING
ANGLESEY LANDSCAPES - GLYN DAVIES
Written by Glyn Davies.
Illustrated by Glyn Davies.
Stock no. 1831167
Published by Glyn Davies Photography.
1st
2007.
Very good condition.
Glyn Davies is a leading photo-artist in Wales. This is a collection of his favourite personal responses to the landscapes of Anglesey, those that have inspired him the most but also those that have been most admired and collected by customers. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. Text in English and Welsh. 119 pages. ISBN: 9780955700309. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Lengthy gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ANGLESEY
- ISLANDS
- LANDSCAPE
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- WELSH
WINGS ACROSS THE BORDER: A HISTORY OF AVIATION IN NORTH WALES AND THE NORTHERN MARCHES VOL III
Written by Derrick Pratt; Mike Grant.
Stock no. 1831165
Published by Bridge Books.
1st
2005.
Very good condition.
This third volumes of Wings Across the Border, complete in itself, covers the period 1940-1, a period of experimentation as the RAF and other armed services tried to tackle the problems of countering the Luftwaffe. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and maps. 256 pages. ISBN: 1844940101. Cover corners lightly rubbed, covers a little scuffed. Minor mark to top edge of text block. First section pulled. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
DINORWIC: THE LANBERIS SLATE QUARRY 1780-1969
Written by Reg Chambers Jones.
Stock no. 1831161
Published by Bridge Books.
1st
2006.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A fascinating account of the history of the quarry, the life of the men who worked there and the harsh conditions they operated under, the local community, and the industrial railway system that flourished around it. Now home of the National Slate Museum and the Electric Mountain Visitor Centre. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 175 pages. ISBN: 1844940330. Top of spine and corners lightly bumped. Pale grease spot to vertical edge of front endpaper, half-title page and colophon page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine and front panel, base of spine & lower corner lightly worn.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY