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The vale of Nantgwilt a submerged valley illustrative and descriptive of the Elan and Claerwen valleys in Radnorshire, shortly to be submerged by the reservoirs for the water supply of Birmingham

The vale of Nantgwilt a submerged valley illustrative and descriptive of the Elan and Claerwen valleys in Radnorshire, shortly to be submerged by the reservoirs for the water supply of Birmingham

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The vale of Nantgwilt a submerged valley illustrative and descriptive of the Elan and Claerwen valleys in Radnorshire, shortly to be submerged by the reservoirs for the water supply of Birmingham

by TICKELL R. Eustace 1864-1931

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London 26, Ivy Lane Paternoster Row : J.S. Virtue & Co., Limited, 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. TICKELL R. Eustace. The Flooding of the Elan & Claerwen Valleys VG+, 1894, in the publishers printed grey cloth, gilt & black ink titles, corners rubbed. Spine, re-laid, no title. Internally, half title, [7], 8-40 pp, 14 pls (including 1 coloured map), remains of removed bookplates to fpd, hinges professionally strengthened, floral endpapers, 78 in ink ms below half title (lim. ed. number?), title in red & black inks, all printed on thick cards, plates signed & dated 1893, t.e.g.. (369*276 mm). In his introduction, Tickell gave the following reasons for publishing the volume: 'The object of this book is to commemorate scenes in one of the most charming valleys in Great Britain. Scenes which are soon to be lost for ever, submerged beneath the waters of a series of lakes, which, by a colossal engineering undertaking, are about to be constructed for the purpose of supplying water to the city of Birmingham, nearly eighty miles away.

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Title
The vale of Nantgwilt a submerged valley illustrative and descriptive of the Elan and Claerwen valleys in Radnorshire, shortly to be submerged by the reservoirs for the water supply of Birmingham
Author
TICKELL R. Eustace 1864-1931
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TICKELL R. Eustace
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Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
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1st Edition
Publisher
J.S. Virtue & Co., Limited
Place of Publication
London 26, Ivy Lane Paternoster Row
Date Published
1894
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Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Weight
3.53 lbs
Keywords
Water elan local history Wales
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