Cliffe, Charles Frederick.

THE BOOK OF NORTH WALES. Scenery, Antiquities. Highways and Byeways. Lakes, Streams, and Railways.

Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1851. 2nd Ed. Sm. 8vo. T.p. + 305pp. Engraved frontis., folding map (affixed to rear pastedown and repaired to verso), ills. Some light browning, original gilt lettered blind embossed brown cloth, minor wrinkling, spine sl. bumped.

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Cliffe, Charles Frederick.

THE BOOK OF SOUTH WALES, The Bristol Channel, Monmouthshire and the Wye. A Guide for the Tourist and Antiquarian to the Southern Division of the Principality.

Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1854. 3rd Edition Edited and Revised by the Rev. George Roberts. Sm. 8vo. iv + 377pp. 2 plates, 2 folding maps, ills. Light browning, ex.-libris William Powell, contemporary half roan with marbled boards, light wear to boards, gilt lettering and ruling, sl. rubbed.

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Colby, Lieut. Colonel.

CARMARTHENSHIRE 41.

Ordnance Map Office, 1st June 1831. Segmented map measuring 75 cm. x 66cm. Some wear to marbled Edges.

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Colby, Colonel.

ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP OF NORTH CARDIGAN BAY LXXV. Engraved in the Tower of London at the Ordnance Map Office the outline by L. D’Elboux, the writing by J.A. Harrison, the hills by R. Tovey, the water by B. Baker,

..., 1st June 1837. Sm. landscape 4to. Segmented linen backed map measuring 22 x 42 inches. Dec. e.ps., folding into cloth case with label to upper board, some fading and marking, rebacked in cloth.
¶ One-inch-to-the-mile. Sold by George Simms Bookseller, Manchester.

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Colby, Colonel.

SNOWDEN & ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

, April 1 1841. Linen backed segmented map measuring 68 x 97cm. Some browning, folding into gilt lettered cloth, some wear.
¶ Ordnance Map Office.

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Cooke, George Alexander.

TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES. Part I. North Wales; Part II. South Wales. Containing an Account of its Situation, Extent, Towns, Roads, Rivers ... To which is Prefixed, A Copious Travelling Guide: Exhibiting the Direct and Principal Cross Roads ... Forming a Complete County Itinerary ...

Printed for C. Cooke ... Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper ..., N.d. c.[1805-20]. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo. 178pp. + [ii]. + 216pp. 2 hand coloured folding maps, frontis, ills. Pencil inscription, some light browning, contemporary half calf with marbled boards, rubbed, lacking title label to spine sl. loss to head.

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Cooke, G.A.

TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF SOUTH WALES; Containing an Account of its Situation, Extent, Towns, Roads, Rivers, Minerals ... To Which are prefixed, The Direct and Principal Cross Roads, Inns, and Distances of Stages, Nobleman’s and Gentleman’s Seats, A List of the Fairs, And an index Table, Shewing, at one View, the Distances of all the Towns from each other: The Whole Forming a Complete County Itinerary.

London: Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper ..., N.d. c.[1830]. Later Ed. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo. 216pp. + 200pp. 2 hand coloured folding maps, 8 engravings on 4 plates, 2 plain plates, ills. Some light browning, rebound in modern green cloth backed boards, paper title label to spine.

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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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Davies, W. Ll.

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES. A Survey of its History, its Contents and its Activities.

Aberystwyth Printed and Published by the National Library of Wales, 1937. 1st Ed. xxiv + 212pp. Frontis., 59 ills. Light age toning, original gilt lettered cloth with gilt armorial device to upper board, spine faded and sl. bumped, t.e.g.
¶ One of 600 Copies. With clipped signature loosely inserted.

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