Rhosydd - M.J.T. Lewis & J.H. Denton - 1st edition

Mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians

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simonrl
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14 years ago

Might interest somebody. 1st edition of this book, don't come up very often.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rhosydd-Slate-Quarry-1974-History-Mills-Snowdonia-Wales-/180671944073?pt=Antiquarian_Books_UK&hash=item2a10e31589

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

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rhychydwr
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14 years ago

"simonrl" wrote:
Might interest somebody. 1st edition of this book, don't come up very often.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rhosydd-Slate-Quarry-1974-History-Mills-Snowdonia-Wales-/180671944073?pt=Antiquarian_Books_UK&hash=item2a10e31589

Price is a bit steep, [£34]

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Roger the Cat
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14 years ago

I’ve got my copy of Lewis and Denton open in front of me. The edition I have is the 3rd Impression 1993. (ISBN 0 9522979 0 6). What, if any, are the differences between this and the original?

I think it’s a terrific book, by the way.

Teigl
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14 years ago

Be very surprised if it doesn't sell...worth every penny I reckon, it's a classic and I'll bet the authors never got very much for writing it...not that they'll benefit from this of course, more's the pity. Yes, I've got a copy too, and I treasure it.

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rhychydwr
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14 years ago

Might be a bargain after all.

abebooks quote £30, £50 & £60 all prices postage extra.

Cutting coal in my spare time.

simonrl
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14 years ago

I've seen it go for £100; but I got my copy for £12. Luck of the draw!

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

grahami
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14 years ago

"Roger the Cat" wrote:
I’ve got my copy of Lewis and Denton open in front of me. The edition I have is the 3rd Impression 1993. (ISBN 0 9522979 0 6). What, if any, are the differences between this and the original?

I think it’s a terrific book, by the way.

I'm guessing that's the Adit Publications version ? If I remember rightly, all the plans etc. were mono only in that edition. In the original some aspects were in red. (See the uploads on the Rhosydd pages).

I still have my original - and that was really what kick-started me in all this....

Cheers

Grahami

The map is the territory - especially in chain scale.

JonK
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14 years ago

There were 3 impressions of this book. The first and second were published by the Cottage Press in 1974 and 1975. The third impression, which was a facsimile reproduction of the original, with a new cover, was published by Adit in 1994. All impressions had coloured plans. The original publisher prices of the first and third impressions were £2.00 and £9.95 respectively.

Jon K (Partner in Adit Publications)

steve turbo
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14 years ago

i bought the one off moores books,what a read.be going back into rhosydd soon :thumbsup:

grahami
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14 years ago

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"JonK" wrote:
There were 3 impressions of this book. The first and second were published by the Cottage Press in 1974 and 1975. The third impression, which was a facsimile reproduction of the original, with a new cover, was published by Adit in 1994. All impressions had coloured plans. The original publisher prices of the first and third impressions were £2.00 and £9.95 respectively.

Jon K (Partner in Adit Publications)

Thanks for the correction Jon - don't know why I thought the maps in the Adit Publications impression were in mono.

Cheers

Grahami

The map is the territory - especially in chain scale.

davel
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14 years ago

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"grahami" wrote:
I still have my original - and that was really what kick-started me in all this....

Me too – it was a copy of this (the 1994 impression) that helped to get me (as a caver) interested in quarrying and mining history and exploration back in 1995.

It was gratifying to make the acquaintance of Michael Lewis some years later and be able to say how much I had enjoyed the book and how useful it had been to me.

Dave

Edd
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14 years ago

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I look forward to reading it 🙂

'I started reading it with full intention to read it all and then got bored and went and got beer instead!'