Photography from Madoc Books

No Binding. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 25 early, c1880's, B&W photographs by an unknown, gifted amateur, on 13 thick cards, depicting interesting views in Betws y Coed and surrounding views in North Wales, each view titled in MS. (cards 292*217 mm, images 153*111 mm). Views are: The Firs Bettw-y-Coed; Pont.y.Pair Bettws.y.Coed; Pont-y-Lledr Bettws… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong. Early photographs of a North Wales village In red morocco cloth, edges bevelled & worn, black ink bordering, gilt title. Spine, no title, edges bumped, upper board cracked at base. Internally, 53 B&W photographic images of Betws y Coed, not dated but circa late 1800's, 1 per page, image size roughly 150*100 mm, most… Read more about this item

Francis Frith & Co. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [FIRTH & Co?]. Undated North Wales Photograph Album, c1850-1880, in red morocco over red morocco cloth, gilt titles & tooling, corners & edges rubbed. Re-spined, old laid down, gilt tooling, no title. Internally, 58 early B&W photographs of Bettws y Coed and the surrounding… Read more about this item

Chester: Eastgate Row: Catherall & Prichard, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. BEDFORD Francis. Two Fine Albums of Views by one of the greatest photographers of the nineteenth century. Two work, [1] oblong Folio, 380*265, title printed in red and black, 20 albumen photographs from collodion negatives [215*155 mm] each mounted on… Read more about this item

JV [Valentiune] Issued by The Llandudno Town Improvement Association. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong. No dated but c1915, in padded dark maroon morocco, gilt edge tooling & titles, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling, no title, edges rubbed. Internally, title & description [2] followed by 20 photographic images of Llandudno and its surrounding areas, leaves 316*240 mm,… Read more about this item

1886. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A Family Horse & Carriage Tour in Wales. A Photograph Album in full black morocco, small mark, gilt edge tooling & titles, bevelled edges. Gilt tooling & titles to spine. Internally, ms list of coach party to fpd, 10 line ms poetical presentation… Read more about this item

A. de Breanski. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to., 19 ff, 10 chromolithograph views, two double-page and some with oval cut-outs to take photographs (of which there are 30 family portraits), all printed with gold borders, other leaves with gold illustrations of flowers and accompanying insect life, some original unidentified portrait photographs remaining,… Read more about this item

Harlech: 1920: D.H. Parry, 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Beautiful images in and around Harlech First edition, oblong octavo, in the publishers grey printed boards, corners worn. Paper re-back, no title. Internally, half title, [6], 7-15 pp, [1], [1], 20… Read more about this item

Chester: Eastgate Row.: Catherall & Prichard. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The Premier Victorian Photographer... First edition, oblong album, in the publishers worn gilt printed cloth, bevelled edges, corners worn. Spine, relaid, modern maroon calf gilt title. Internally, title leaf, followed by 17 B&W photographic… Read more about this item

Bettws-y-Coed, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. DUNBAR. Early brown, oblong, thick paper, tied at spine, photographic album, containing 24 leaves with 26 B&W plates, depicting the happy couple travels around Bettws y Coed, dressed in their wedding clothes, and their family. With Bettws-y-Coed, Dunbar. May 1921 in white to the upper cover.… Read more about this item

J.V. . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. J.V. [VALENTIE James]. Interesting early B&W North Wales photographic scenes Photograph Album in the publishers red morocco cloth, gilt titles & tooling to upper board. Internally, twelve leaves each depicting a B&W full sized photograph, each identified by name, publishers… Read more about this item

J.V.. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. J.V.. In the publishers oblong, red bevelled, morocco cloth, gilt titles & tooling, corners worn, no title to spine. Internally, twelve B&W view of scenes in North Wales each identified by name, reference number and the initials J.V. [James Valentine], no date but c1865, a.e.g., book label… Read more about this item

1905. Hardcover. Very Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Oblong, 8vo, calligraphic titles and 55 superb Platinum photographic prints including 41 of North Wales and a further 14 of Chester, the measurements ranging from 48*72 mm to 75*104 mm, printed on strong boards measuring 125*175 mm, some occasional foxing, contemporary crushed full green morocco, by Sinclair… Read more about this item

St. Helens, Lancashire: Thomas Beecham. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. In yellow printed soft covers, no spine title. Internally, printed endpapers, 24 B&W topographical views. REDUCED

St. Helens, Lancashire: Thomas Beecham. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. In yellow printed soft covers, no spine title. Internally, printed endpapers, 24 B&W topographical views. REDUCED

Bangor, North Wales: Author, 1900. First . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. GRIFFITH John E. Uncommon. 1 of 60 copies?. 1st ed, 1900, VG, 43 illustrations. In oblong 33*26cm, red embossed cloth, gilt titles, edges bumped. Spine, no titles, edges bumped. Internally, [2], [2] introduction, followed by 43… Read more about this item

Glasgow.: Maclure & Macdonald.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. TURNER JMW . 3 volumes, not dated but c1900?, not paginated, each volume with 23 photographic plates, each accompanied by a leaf of descriptive text for a total of 69 pls and 69 leaves + 3 titlepages and 2 content leaves… Read more about this item

Dubrovnik: SB Library Jadran, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good +. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. VG+. 53 clean B&W photographic images of Dubrovnik in 1936, images 410*300mm, in the publishers white velum (oblong, 560*390 mm) boards, cotton ties at spine, lacks title page, a few marks to covers. Images include: Dubrovnik and the Islet Lokum; Fort… Read more about this item

London: 5, Bishopsgate Without,.: Alfred W Bennett, 1864. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. BEDFORD, SEGFIELD, and AMBROSE. G, 1st ed, 1864, In black morocco cloth, gilt titles, some blind edge tooling. Spine, gilt title. Internally, [4], [1], 2-76 pp, 7 photographic illustrations, marbled endpapers, couple of small chips at edge… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In early 20c hand embroidered fabric with a pineapple? motif, multi coloured, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn, light stain to left corner. Spine, no title, slightly worn, edges bumped and worn, some loss at base. Internally, blue floral endpapers, no text no pagination, booklabel of Thumler… Read more about this item