The Charters of the Borough of Newport in Gwynllwg
by Rees William (Transcribed and translated by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newport, South Wales: Newport Public Libraries Committee to Celebrate The Festival of Britain. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Published by the Newport Public Libraries Committee to celebrate The Festival of Britain 1951. Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and the front board, which also has a bright gilt stamped crest. Very Good copy. No dust-jacket. BUT fading to the base colour blue on the spine and a third of the front cover/part spine, where it has been sitting on a shelf, unused, but obviously with a smaller book in front of it to account for the 'sunning' - but all titling clear and bright. Small 4to. (xxi) + 54 pp. 4 full page b/w plates. Internally some light tanning to the free endpapers o/w fine. NO Inscriptions or Marks. In Latin and English. Contents include - 'Newport its History' ; 'The Borough of Newport at the Opening of the Nineteenth Century' ; ' Descent of the Lords of Gwynllwg' ; ' The Charter of Humphrey, Earl of Stafford' ; 'The Seal of Humphrey, Earl of Stafford' ; 'The Charter of King James 1st' ; The Great Seal of King James 1st', etc,. Overall apart from the light fading, a Very Good+ /Near Fine, Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. Images available on request if Seller's image not shown here. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" Small 4to .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120132
- Title
- The Charters of the Borough of Newport in Gwynllwg
- Author
- Rees William (Transcribed and translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Newport Public Libraries Committee to Celebrate The Festival of Britain
- Place of Publication
- Newport, South Wales
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- History Of Newport, South Wales; The Charters Of The Borough Of Newport In , Gwynllwg,, Charter Of Humphrey, Earl Of Stafford, Charter Of King James 1st, Charter Of Henry, Duke Of Buckingham, William Rees (transcribed And Translated By), The Lords Of Gwyn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wales/Welsh; British Topography; Reference & Law;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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