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Hardback in dustjacket. VG/G++. 13353. eng
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards, very slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with rubbing/small tear to ends of sunned spine. Fold-out maps and plans in excellent condition. 192pp. Red Guide to North Wales covering Anglesey, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Conway, Bangor, Caernarvon, Rhyl and Betws-Y-Coed. Second Edition. Undated ca 1960. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
No marks or inscriptions. Very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards, very slightly tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with rubbing to upper edge and small piece missing from lower rear edge. Fold-out maps in excellent condition. 192pp. Red Guide to Southern Section of North Wales covering Pwllheli, Barmouth, Aberdovey, Aberystwyth, Llangollen, Snowdon, Towyn etc. Illustrated. Thirteenth Edition. Undated ca 1960. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 291pp. A delightful mix of history, national pride, countryside, walks, buildings and the wild places of North Wales.
Book in mint unread condition. 165pp. A guige to the early history of North Wales.
8vo., Second Impression, with 8pp of coloured maps; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. First issued in 1949.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations in the text and folding map; original printed wrappers, UNCUT AND LARGELY UNOPENED, a very good copy. Glynne's valuable survey is arranged alphabetically by locations. Other papers include 'Wanten or Wanton Dyke' by J.M.E. Lloyd, 'Dolforwyn Castle' by R. Williams and 'Archaeological Notes and Queries'. VERY SCARCE.
Small red octavo with leather spine, raised bands, & sewn binding, gilt to spine, marbled boards, marbled endpapers; viii, 394 p ; 19 cm. In French. || England -- Social life and customs.
First Edition, 32 illustrations in the text, 3 maps (one folding), 10pp. list of subscribers, xiv, [2], 327, [1] pp., original blue cloth, gilt lettering, a good copy.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 137 pages, lots of color illustrations & photos.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and a plate; original red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, covers unevenly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. The first, and perhaps deceptively humble, appearance of a rock-climbing classic; in its plea for conservation it is decades before its time. It was several times reissued in various forms, but never as attractively as in this, its original binding. Neate 680.
With a new introduction by Jim Perrin this photoreprint combines two classic guidebooks for walkers originally published by Alexander Maclehose: "On Foot in the Peak" 1932 and "On Foot in North Wales" 1934.The descriptions include literary and historical comments. . 256p. illus. map Book
No marks or inscriptions. Tiny crease to lower corner of front cover. Clean tight pages in booklet form with sunned unmarked boards, very slight foxing to contents, rusty staples and no bumping to corners. 16pp. The story of the Welsh hero who was a leading opponent of King Henry IV of England in the early 15th century. Historical Association Leaflet No 87. Scarce.
pp. 239-281, 1 pl., 16 figs., refs. Large 8vo. Journal issue wrs.
Small quarto in green illus cloth; 406 p. 23 cm. "A Popular and Complete Picture of the Two Houses of Legislature; Traces the Progress of a Parliament from General Election to Dissolution, its Machinery, Chief Officers, Ceremonies, Usages and Customs." "A Masterpiece of compendious information" || Great Britain. Parliament.
78p. Hardcover Very good condition good
Undated, light creasing to covers, rusty staple. eng
New edition, small folio, xii, 21, [1]pp., with list of subscribers, large folding engraved chart of Liverpool and Chester harbours, thirty-one engraved charts printed on thick paper, including four partly folding, untrimmed, outer margins lightly dust soiled, recent half calf, marbled boards, spine decorated in blind and gilt, red morocco title label, a nice copy. Originally published by Lewis Morris (1700-1765) and here updated by his son William with 7 additional charts. "Welsh poet, antiquary and surveyor. As a result of the numerous wrecks and casualties on the Welsh coast, the Admiralty instructed him in 1737 to undertake a new survey. Morris had surveyed the whole of the west coast of Wales by the declaration of war against France in 1744. But the work was fatally interrupted by lack of funds for the project. The partially completed work was published in 1748 as 'Plans of harbours... in the St. George's Channel. As a result of his many other interests, Lewis Morris never returned to coastal surveying."?NMMC. National Maritime Museum Catalogue III (part one), 402; Phillips, 2889.
"An enchanting, worldly memoir by the renowned historian and travel writer, written in the form of anecdotes about the tangled life she has led. Reporter and prolific travel writer Jan Morris was born a boy in 1926 in Somerset, England, and spent the first 46 years of her life as James Morris until 1972 when she underwent a sex change. A sequel to the autobiography Conundrum, published 15 years earlier. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates and 3 maps (two double-page) in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small tear. Issued in Hale's well-known 'Portrait' series
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight booklet with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 19pp. History and description of Powis Castle in Wales.
RENNES, Imp. Ouest-Eclair - 1937 / Ed. "Armorica" - Tiré à part de la Revue "An Oaled" - In-8 - Broché - Exemplaire non coupé - En langue galloise et en français - 20 pages - Très propre
With 64 photographs, 28 in colour. 200 pages. It was intended for anyone touring Britain. Useful now to see how things have changed. Index. Dust jacket has loss of cellophane on the front which has darkened that area.