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THE KATY RAILROAD AND THE LAST FRONTIER
Written by V.V. Masterson.
Stock no. 1822485
Published by University of Oklahoma Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the history of the Katy from its earliest beginnings to the present. Yellow cloth boards, brown & black title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0806102551. Fourth printing. Boards clean. Text block lightly browned. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed, rear panel is a little grubby. Talcum powder type odour present.

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HISTORY OF CONGREGATIONALISM IN CARDIFF AND DISTRICT
Written by John Williamson.
Stock no. 1822484
Published by The Educational Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Brown cloth, black titles. B/w photos. 135 pages. Text block and endpapers browned and foxed. One or two small closed tears (no loss) to page margins.

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DICK O' THE FENS: A TALE OF THE GREAT EAST SWAMP
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Frank Dadd.
Stock no. 1822483
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards showing huntsmen in gilt to spine and front board. Gilt titles, bevelled edges. Green text block. Twelve full page illustrations in b/w. 383 pages plus 32 page publisher adverts to rear. Spine lightly faded and lightly worn to top & tail. Corners lightly rubbed. Name stamp and erasure marks to free front endpaper. Scattered foxspots throughout. Hinges pulled but binding tight.

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NEWPORT GOLF CLUB 1903-2003
Written by Alun Isaac.
Stock no. 1822466
Published by Newport Golf Club. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

A history of the first 100 years of the Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0954317807. Some light scuffing and minor marks to front board. Contents fine.

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LOOK BACK AT OLD ABERBEEG & LLANHILLETH VOLUME 1
Written by Ray Morris; Malcolm Thomas.
Stock no. 1822465
Published by Old Bakehouse Publications. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Within close proximity of each other, the towns of Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg were once vitally important centres in terms of industrial wellbeing in the western valley of Monmouthshire, South Wales. A portrait of a meaningful and most interesting past. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1874538972. Spine slightly cocked. Boards clean and bright as are the contents. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine.

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VW BEETLE & TRANSPORTER: GUIDE TO PURCHASE & D.I.Y. RESTORATION
Written by Lindsay Porter.
Stock no. 1822464
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1988. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Including information on building a Beetle special. A FOULIS Motoring Book. Large format. Grey glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 327 pages. ISBN: 0854294740. Reprint. Top edge of text block foxed, other edges grubby. Base of spine bumped with tiny split to front edge. A few grubby fingermarks to contents, mainly to free front endpaper. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is a edge-worn and little grubby.

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WHO'S WHO IN WALES
Written by Arthur Mee.
Stock no. 1822450
Published by Western Mail. 1st 1921. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, black titles. xxiv + 555 pages. Spine lightly faded, corners bumped & worn. Two inscriptions in ink to verso of title page. Possibly one page missing between title page and foreword. 2" split at gutter to foreword (not affecting text or binding). Text block browned. Contents very nice.

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ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1822448
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society. 1st 1952. Slightly better than 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. A lovely copy in price-cut pictorial dustwrapper which is slightly grubby and has a few small foxspots, alsoo repaired to base of spine on verso with now yellowed tape.

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THE OUTLINE OF ART
Written by William Orpen.
Stock no. 1822447
Published by George Newnes Limited. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

John O'London's Edition. Edited by William Orpen. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title, light blue cloth boards with gilt title and publisher's vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 677 pages including index. Spine lightly rubbed boards a little marked and fading. Endpapers browned. Front hinge pulled but binding tight. Contents are very nice.

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THE CARAVAN MANUAL
Written by John Wickersham.
Stock no. 1822403
Published by Haynes. 2012. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Servicing, maintenance and improvements. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781844256785. Reprint. Top & tail of spine bumped. Joints cracked but binding tight. Contents clean.

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CARDIFF A CITY AT WAR
Written by Dennis Morgan.
Stock no. 1822402
Published by Dennis Morgan. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. The story of Cardiff and its people during the second world war. ISBN: 095344550X. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-creased.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1958
No author listed.
Stock no. 1822399
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1958. Slightly better than very good condition.

For People Who Go to the Pictures. Blue cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. Corners rubbed, a few grubby marks to rear board. Overall boards are nice and bright. Creasing to endpapers and a few minor foxspots. Contents lovely.

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