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  • Y Bibl. A black cover on a dark red background

    Y Bibl

    An 1888 copy of ‘Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan, sef Yr Hen Destament a’r Newydd.’ A beautiful black, tooled leather Welsh language Bible, including both the old and new testament, dating back to 1888.

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  • Man Ray. Cover of book shows black and white image of a man adjusting a camera from side perspective. Set on a dark red background

    Man Ray

    A close look at Man Ray’s interwar portraiture, as well as the friendships between the photographer and his subjects: the international avant garde in Paris Shortly after his arrival in Paris in July 1921, Man Ray (1890–1976)—the pseudonym of Emmanuel Radnitzky—embarked on a sustained campaign to document the city’s international avant-garde in a series of…

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  • Y Llwybr Arian. Light green cover on dark red background

    Y Llwybr Arian

    Y Llwybr Arian is a collection of short stories from the renowned E. Tegla Davies. This volume includes eight stories, including: Y Llwybr Arian; Weindio’r Cloc; Y Parchedig John Pwlpudedig yn Adolygu Ei Gofian Ei Hun; Meri Ann; Yr Arwr; Samuel Jones yr Hendre yn Diolch am ei Gynhaef; Yr Oedfa Fawr; Yr Epaddyn Rhyfedd.

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  • Japanese Gardens

    Japanese Gardens

    The Japanese garden, like all gardens, is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best, it is nature as art. The phases of its history document the constant redefinition of…

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  • Legends of the ring. A dark red-brown sea and mountain with a silver ring in the middle of the cover

    Legends of the Ring

    Divided into two the ring legends of Scandinavia and the ring legends of Germany.

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  • Peter Pan and Wendy. A dark blue cover on a dark red background

    Peter Pan and Wendy

    Since its first publication in 1911, generations of young readers have delighted in Peter Pan’s ‘awfully big adventure’. From Tinkerbell to Captain Hook and, of course, Peter himself, the cast of thoughtfully portrayed characters make this captivating story both timeless and nostalgic. It is the ultimate escapist adventure with children free to follow their dreams,…

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  • L'Art de Manger. The book cover is bright blue, with a wooden carved statue of a human and another carving in the centre. The book is set on a dark red background

    L’Art de Manger

    A French- language publication of L’Art De Manger: Rites et Traditions. This book explores the traditions associated with food preparation and consumption, in a time where fast food is becoming more accessible. Furthermore, the book delves into the daily and specialist practices involving food.

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  • Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

    Folio edition of Paradise Lost. Beautifully produced leather and silk bound volume, Elephant Folio sized in slipcase.

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  • The Icelandic Sagas. A dark blue/grey stern character holding a sword to their chest on the cover, set on a dark red backrgound

    The Icelandic Sagas: Volume 1

    The Icelandic Sagas contains twelve of the outstanding examples of the saga art, both major and minor in scope and scale. All of them are about native Icelanders, and these works are customarily referred to as ‘Sagas of Icelanders’ to differentiate them from earlier ‘Sagas of Kings’ and the later ‘Legendary Sagas’. The Golden Age…

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