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THE YOUNG LLOYD GEORGE
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1330834
Published by Eyre Methuen. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Covering Lloyd George's life from his birth in 1863 to the end of the Boer War in 1902. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 320 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0413256901. Minimal shelf wear to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and top edge a bit dusty. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at edges.

THE HISTORY OF ABERYSTWYTH COUNTY SCHOOL (ARDWYN) 1896-1973
Written by Huw Spencer Lloyd.
Stock no. 1830948
Published by Ardwynian Association. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

This book is an attempt to trace the development and the subsequent history of a secondary school founded in the last years of the last century; in common with other Welsh county schools it was a step into the unknown. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 340 pages including subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0900439807. Cover edges lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded with vertical reading crease. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

A HISTORY OF THE HAY: THE STORY OF HAY-ON-WYE
Written by Geoffrey L. Fairs.
Stock no. 1830947
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Hay-On-Wye, the first international booktown. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 356 pages including index. ISBN: 0900592672. Light shelf-rubbing to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. Light browning to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

GIANTS OF POST-WAR WELSH RUGBY
Written by Clive Rowlands; David Farmer.
Stock no. 1330766
Published by Malcolm Press. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

28 well-known rugby names each tell us which of the 75 most capped Welsh Internationals since the War they consider to be the 'greatest'. Each contributor was asked to select 15 players from this list and to indicate which of those in his opinion was the 'greatest of all'. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 144 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951657003. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge worn.

CLIFF MORGAN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: BEYOND THE FIELDS OF PLAY
Written by Cliff Morgan; Geoffrey Nicholson.
Stock no. 1330764
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the famous Welsh rugby player who joined the BBC as a commentator. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 246 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0340657413. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased.

RAISING THE DRAGON
Written by Robert Jones; Huw Richards.
Stock no. 1330753
Published by Virgin Books. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Clarion Call to Welsh Rugby. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 250 pages. ISBN: 1852279818. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some slight spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

FULL MOON: RUGBY IN THE RED
Written by Rupert Moon; David Roach.
Stock no. 1330748
Published by Mainstream Publishing. 1st PB 2003. Very good condition.

A wonderful wander through the life of the former Wales star. Paperback edition. 217 pages. ISBN: 1840187611. Slight rubbing to corners. Light vertical creases to spine where book has been held open to read. A few light marks to rear panel. Very pale page browning else contents clean.

RING MASTER
Written by Mark Ring; Delme Parfitt.
Stock no. 1330747
Published by Mainstream Publishing. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Incredible Story of Welsh Rugby's Clown Prince. Red cloth boards, gilt ttitle to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1845962311. Spine bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased with small tears and a barcode label to rear panel.

POSTER TO POSTER RAILWAY JOURNEYS IN ART VOLUME 3: THE MIDLANDS AND WALES
Written by Richard Furness.
Stock no. 1830901
Published by Jdf & Associates Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A mixture of documentary reference, geographic study, historical view and artists review using the central theme of posters. View the wonderful poster images issued bye the Pre-grouping companies, through the era of the 'Big Four', then the British Railway period and into the age of Intercity and Contemporary posters. Large oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour railway poster art throughout. xii and 208 pages. ISBN: 9780956209245. Minor knock to top of spine nad lower board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pixtorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, rear panel depicts Tintern Abbey.

ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1330582
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interesting account of Chepstow with 9 black and white illustrations and pictorial map. Preface by Jolliffe. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight rubbing to edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little browned to spine.

MILITIAMEN AND SAPPERS
Written by Graham Watson.
Stock no. 1830802
Published by J.H. Hooper; E.D. Smeeden; R.J. Pope. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), the senior regiment of Britain's Reserve Army, 1539-1996. Green leatherette covers. B/w photos. 233 pages including index. ISBN: 0952810204. Top edge of text block heavily foxed. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper has laminate covering which is taped to the verso and also on the flaps - the laminate is a little scuffed/grubby.

CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 8
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1330569
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080761X. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and very slightly rubbed at top of spine.