Carmarthen Guide. A Guide to Carmarthen. Being No. 30 of the "Borough" Guides. Containing a Map of the District, 14 Pictures and Descriptive Letterpress.

Eyre Evans, Rev. Geo. (George)

Published by Edward J. Burrow, Cheltenham, 1904

About this Item

"Issued with the approval of the Carmarthen Town Council and the Carmarthen Chamber of Commerce". Sold by 'Edward Colby Evans, Bookseller and Stationer, 3, Guildhall Square, CARMARTHEN'. No Date - but from the photos and the numbers on the last page I am fairly sure this was a 1904 publication. Red thin stapled card covers with lettering in black and a gold border around the title 'Carmarthen' and an oval gilt heraldic device in the centre of the cover. A black lettered gilt bordered Advert for 'Masters & Co.' s' Clothing store at Waterloo House, Nott Square on the rear cover. There is a little light edge wear, small tears around the staples, some corner creasing, and a little of the red colour from the covers left small spots on the first and last pages in a couple of places, o/w a VG copy. Narrow small 12mo. 40pp. Numerous b/w (nearer sepia really) photo illustrations and adverts for local shops/businesses. A single page 'Map of the Carmarthen District', with the 'letterpress' giving the usual local historical and useful information that you would expect to find in a guide book. George Eyre Evans, the Author, was a Cardiganshire Vicar, but also an Author in his own right and the Hon. Sec to the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society. A Charming period piece and pretty Scarce. No Inscriptions or other Marks. Overall a Good Plus to VG, Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. See Images; 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Seller Inventory # 108606

Bibliographic Details

Title: Carmarthen Guide. A Guide to Carmarthen. ...

Publisher: Edward J. Burrow, Cheltenham

Publication Date: 1904

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition Thus (?).