Bale Islwyn (5 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No stated date c1960. Presumed first edition. 191pp. (pages 149 onwards are advertisements) and many black and white illustrations. This book records not only the history of the Police Force of Newport, but also contains information about the Chartist Riots, and many little-known facts about the town itself. The author paints a vivid picture of the town's early struggle against poverty, disease, corruption and injustice, and its rise to the position it occupies today as one of the leading commercial towns of Wales and Monmouthshire. The book is bound in the original dark blue cloth covered boards with silver titling on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with bumping to the top rear corner and bottom of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with staining down the top 3" of the spine edge of the rear endpapers. There is no inscription. The unclipped dustwrapper has shelf wear with some soiling and the spine is browned. There is some staining on the back of the wrapper and the top corners and spine ends are bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hbk, 191 p. : numerous b/w pholo ill. port. ; 25cm. First few pages a little loose o/w a clean unmarked copy in good conditon. Dust-wrapper in very good conditon. Signed copy. [Police Wales Newport History] p1730 / m14434. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Very dark blue cloth. A history of the Newport Borough Police. B/w photos. 1836-1959. Corners very slightly bumped. Wrapper price-cut with a few small brown spots. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Very dark blue cloth. A history of the Newport Borough Police. B/w photos. 1836-1959. Name in ink to front endpaper. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Narrow 4to. 147pp, 42pp (ads). . 59 photo illustrations. Blue cloth with silver lettering on cover. Light blue dw with black emblem and lettering on cover, not price clipped 7s/6d. Covers : slight bow, very sligh shelf rubs top/bottom of spine else very clean & bright. Dw : darkening to spine el;se very clean & unchipped. Contents : dust along top outside edges of pages, very slight lean else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. VG+/VG+.