Costello, Louisa Stuart.

THE FALLS, LAKES AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTH WALES. With illustrations by Thomas and Edward Gilks from original sketches by D.H. McKewan.

Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1845. 1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. 221pp. + 32pp. publ. catalogue. Additional ills. t.p., 16 tinted lithographic plates, 3 plates, folding map, numerous ills. Some light browning and spotting, bound in remainder? brown cloth, some marking, gilt lettering to spine.
¶ ODNB ‘... By far the most appealing of Costello's publications are her accounts of tours in Britain and on the continent, such as [the above]. Well illustrated and lively they ‘combine graphic description with that kind of anecdotal archaeology which varies the narrative of travel and adventure’ (The Athenaeum) ...’

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Curtis, Mary.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF LAUGHARNE, PENDINE, and Their Neighbourhoods. Carmarthenshire, Amroth, Sandersfoot, Cilgetty, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.

Printed for the Author by R. Clay ..., 1880. 2nd Ed. Sm. 8vo. viii + 339pp. 13 ills., 2 folding pedigrees. Hinges cracked, f.e.ps. affixed to pastedowns along gutter hinge, original gilt lettered cloth, dampstaining to fore-edge of boards towards head, spine chipped.

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Cust, Albinia Lucy.

CHRONICLES OF ERTHIG ON THE DYKE.

London: John Lane, Bodley Head/New York: John Lane Company/Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, 1914. 2 vols. [xvi] + 362pp. + [viii] + 348pp. + 16pp. publ. adverts. 33 plates. Some light marginal browning and occasional spotting, f.e.ps. lightly browned, original gilt lettered blind rule cloth, faded and sl. bumped to spines.

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Davies, Edwin.

A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF RADNOR. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings of County Mansions, Public Men, Family Arms, &c. Compiled from the Manuscript of the Late Rev. Jonathan Williams and Other Sources by ...

Brecknock Published by Davies and Co., 1905. 1st Ed. thus. 4to. xviii + 451pp. With 7pp. of Subscribers. 40 listed plates, and additionally two unlisted plates. Some spotting and light browning, faint lib. ink stain to creased t.p., modern e.ps., original gilt lettered cloth, rebacked with much of original rubbed spine laid down, accession no. to tail of spine.
¶ Enlarged Revised Edition of Williams’ ‘History of Radnorshire’ published in 1859. Edwin Davies (1859-1919), publisher. ‘... His contributions to the literature of Wales derived from his passion for county history, especially that of Brecon and Radnorshire, about which he amassed and reserved a vast collection of material ...’ ‘The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales’.

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Davies, Edwin.

A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF RADNOR. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings of County Mansions, Public Men, Family Arms, &c. Compiled from the Manuscript of the Late Rev. Jonathan Williams and Other Sources by ...

Brecknock Published by Davies and Co., 1905. 1st Ed. thus. 4to. xviii + 451pp. 40 listed plates, and additionally two unlisted plates. Some light browning, marbled e.ps., Heirloom library bookplate, handsomely rebound in modern gilt fillet edged half morocco with marbled boards, dec. gilt filleted raised bands with gilt lettered labels to spine.
¶ Enlarged Revised Edition of Williams’ ‘History of Radnorshire’ published in 1859. Edwin Davies (1859-1919), publisher. ‘... His contributions to the literature of Wales derived from his passion for county history, especially that of Brecon and Radnorshire, about which he amassed and reserved a vast collection of material ...’ ‘The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales’.

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Davies, J.D.

A HISTORY OF WEST GOWER Glamorganshire; Historical Notices of the Parishes of Llanmadoc and Cheriton, in the Rural Deanery of West Gower; The Parishes of Llangenydd and Rhosili ...;

Swansea Printed by H.W. Williams ... Cambrian Office ..., 1877-85. 1st Edition. 3 vols. Tall 8vo. 4 pedigrees comprising 3 folding and 1 double page, 47 plates. Ex.-libris Thomas Picton Rose Richards, light age toning, sporadic foxing, marbled e.ps., contemporary red half leather with marbled boards, some wear and surface loss mainly to volumes 1 and 2, gilt ruling and lettering to spines.
¶ A fourth volume was published in 1894 covering Penrice, Oxwich & Nicholaston.

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(Davies). Phillips, Sir Thomas.

THE LIFE OF JAMES DAVIES, A Village Schoolmaster.

John W. Parker, 1850. xii + 193pp. + [ii] publ. adverts. Engraved port. frontis., engraved t.p. (With inscription to head), profusely ills. Some browning, inscriptions, gilt lettered blind embossed cloth, some fading particularly to sl. chipped spine.
¶ James Davies (1765-1849) schoolmaster at Devauden and played an important part in the development of the village during the early nineteenth century.

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(Delamotte). Morris, Bernard.

GEORGE ORLEANS DELAMOTTE - A SOUTH WALES SKETCH BOOK c. 1816-1835. Foreword by Kim Collis.

West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2007. 1st Ed. Sm. Slim Landscape 4to. [xiv] + 120pp. Profusely illus. throughout including several in colour. E.p. maps, sl. rubbed d/w.
¶ ‘Bernard Morris 8th September 2007’ to front free end paper.

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Dillwyn, Lewis W.

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A HISTORY OF SWANSEA.

Swansea: Printed by Murray and Rees, 1840. Large Thin 8vo. [vi] + 72pp. Tinted frontis., ills. [Lacking portion across head of title page]. Some browning and spotting, brown paper wrapps. bound in, inscription, front f.e.p. cracked along gutter hinge with corresponding paper loss along pastedown, early gilt lettered navy blue cloth with worn calf corners with some loss to leather, rebacked in modern gilt lettered green cloth.
¶ Scarce, apparently only 300 copies printed. Lewis Weston Dillwyn (1778–1855), naturalist and porcelain manufacturer. Dillwyn supported local causes, donating some of the profits from his Contributions towards a History of Swansea (1840) to Swansea Infirmary. Ex.-libris Lieut-Commander D. Le Cronier Chapman of Gower, Donald Le Cronier (fl 1930-1957) Chapman was a member of the Royal Institution of South Wales, Fishery Officer and Lloyds Agent : West Gower. He was a local historian and antiquarian.

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Dugdale, James.

CAMBRIA; Or, the Principality of Wales. [with] THE ISLE OF WIGHT & THE ISLE OF MAN.

, 1819. Thin royal 8vo. pp.613-764. Drop title. 2 maps, plate. Some light browning, modern e.ps., bound in modern gilt lettered green cloth.
¶ Extracted from James Dugdale's The New British Traveller (1819), Volume IV.

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Evans, George Eyre.

ABERYSTWYTH and its Court Leet.

Welsh Gazette Aberystwyth, 1902. 1st Ed. 4to. Port. frontis., 33 plates. With 16pp. Subscribers list. Light browning, marbled e.ps., double gilt rule edged half morocco with marbled boards, surface wear to boards, gilt lettered spine, rubbed, t.e.g.
¶ Number 250 of a Limited Edition of 309 Copies issued to Subscribers, signed by the Author. With standard printed letter to Arthur A. Rollaston signed ‘Greeting G.E.E.’ Originally issued in twelve parts, original wrappers bound in. With 16pp. Subscribers. From Mr Arthur A Rollaston’s library (Editor of the ‘Old Parochial Registers of Dudley, 1899. Genealogical and antiquarian workers who enjoy his friendship are indeed priviliged : to him the author is indebted in divers ways). George Eyre Evans (1857-1939), Unitarian minister and antiquary.

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Evans Rev. J.

THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES: Vol. XVII-Part I. NORTH WALES [only].

Printed for J. Harris ..., 1812. 1st Ed. Thick 8vo. 959pp. + [xi]. Engraved t.p., 22 engraved plates, 2 extra illustrations from the European Magazine. Accession no. and blind institutional stamp to t.p., some browning, pp.397-615 with sm. stain to fore-edge sl. intruding onto margins, amateur rebind in modern half leather with gilt lettered title label to spine.
¶ Beauties of England and Wales, volume 17.

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Evans, Rev. J.

LETTERS WRITTEN DURING A TOUR THROUGH NORTH WALES, In the Year 1798, and at Other Times; Containing Views of the History, Antiquities, and Customs of that part of the Principality; And Interspersed with Observations on its Scenery, Agriculture, Botany, Mineralogy, Trade and Manufactures.

London: Printed for C. and R. Baldwin ... , 1804. 3rd Ed. xix + 415pp. Some browning, ex.-libris Jospeh L. Shirreff, contemporary polished tree calf, extremities rubbed, dec. gilt motifs with gilt tooling and gilt lettered title label to spine, extremities rubbed.

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Evans, J. Gwenogvryn (Editor).

OLL SYNNWYR PEN KEMBERO.

Bangor: Jarvis & Foster ..., 1902. Facsimile Reprint. Welsh text. Some ink annotations, ownership signature to front f.e.p., original japon with yapped edges.
¶ Reprints of Welsh Prose Works No. 3.

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Evans, Rev. Gruffydd.

THE STORY OF NEWCASTLE EMLYN AND ATPAR TO 1531, With a concluding Survey.

Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1923. 1st Ed. Slim 8vo. [vi] + 121pp. + [iii]. 6 plates from photos., plan. F.e.ps. browned, original gilt lettered burgundy cloth faded to spine, t.e.g. rest uncut.
¶ Cymmrodorion Society’s Publications.

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