Books for SaleAll the following are books we have available for sale in Merthyr Libraries. You may purchase them when you visit us, or you can find them for sale on www.amazon.co.uk
If you have any problems, please contact us on library.services@merthyr.gov.uk
Collections of photographic views with text.
MERTHYR TYDFIL OLD PHOTOS Tempus Publishing First Selection 128 pages £11- 99p.
Second Selection 128 pages £11.99
Second selection - smaller format ( mini) £5.99
Merthyr in recent years. Lewis Roy, 48 pages, £4-99p. pbk
VALLEY VIEWS SERIES Picture Books With Text, 32 pages, all pbk
BOOK I Historic Street Scenes, of the Merthyr Tydfil Valley. £2.00
BOOK 2 Transport. Horse and canal to railways and early buses. £2.00
BOOK 3 Industrial Life. Industry from iron & steel, coal mining, to ICI. £2.00
BOOK 4 Coal Mining. A look at the past coal mining history. £2.00
The Unconquerable spirit, Merthyr in the 1930s, 36 pages. £2.00
VALLEY LIVES SERIES Picture Books With Text All 32 pages, £2.
BOOK I Schools and Scholars of Merthyr Tydfil. £2.00
BOOK 2 Valley Champions, Boxers and Boxing of Merthyr Tydfil. £2.00
BOOK 3 Music and Musicians of the Merthyr Tydfil Valley. £2.00
BOOK 4 The Valley at War. Changes due to W.W.I & II. £2.00
Special booklets:_Richard Trevithick & the Penydarren Locomotive- bklet/colour, £1
Inns and Outings in the Merthyr Valley- full colour booklet £1
HISTORIES
The Merthyr Historians series by The Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society.
Each volume contains a variety of interesting articles.
Vols. 7-10, 12, 14-18 are available. Prices range from £7 to £10. All paperbacks.
Guide to the historic Taf Valleys Vol 1 From Quakers Yard to Aberfan pbk £3
Guide to the historic Taf Valleys Vol 3, Cefn Coed to Aberfan 184 pages, hdbk. 1986 £6 (Vol. 2 out of print).
The Diary of Charles Wood of Cyfarthfa Ironworks, ed. by Gross, Joseph, 237 pages hdbk. £20.00
Construction of the original Cyfarthfa in the 18th century.
Working iron in Merthyr Hayman, R., 40 Pages, pbk. £3-50
Concise, illustrated study of life in Merthyr Tydfil in 19th century.
Dowlais Ironworks John A. Owen An illustrated reprint. £5.00
Brunel in south Wales vol 1 King, Stephen, pbk. £15-00
Brunel in south Wales vol 2, King, Stephen, pbk. £15-00
Merthyr Tydfil: Iron metropolis: life in a Welsh industrial town Dr Keith Strange Tempus Merthyr in the 1850s. 191 pages, pbk. £10.99
Old gunpowder factory at Glynneath Tom Pritchard pbk 40 pages £5.00
Aberfan our hiraeth Maureen Hughes 272 pages, £15.00
An illustrated history of the community written by the people within it.
Poor relief in the Merthyr Tydfil Union in Victorian times Tydfil Thomas, 185 pages, hdbk, £12.00
Strangers in a foreign land Carl Llewellyn, 59 pages, pbk. £2.00
The Spanish Community of Dowlais, with a detailed list of names.
Something must be done Ted Rowlands, M.P. hdbk. £13-95
The desperate situation in the 1930s and government action.
Walk around old Penydarren Trevor Peasey, 21 pages, £2.00
The History of Andrew Buchan’s Rhymney Brewery, Marion Evans, hbk.
136p £14.95
Bridges of Merthyr Tydfil W L Davies, W.L. 418 pages. hdbk. £21.00
The Glamorganshire and Aberdare canals: Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare to Pontypridd vol 1 , Rowson & Wright, hdbk £27.99
Doctor Thomas of the Court Owen, Wilf, 99p, pbk, £5.00
The Little hero/Yr Arwr bach Joseph Parry, musician, 77p., pbk., £5.00
The Story of Kayser Bondor, Keast, Moira. £5.00
Hughesovka: a Welsh enterprise in Imperial Russia. Susan Edwards. Hdbk £4.00
SPORT
Big if: Johnny Owen, Rick Broadbent, 337 pages, Hdbk. £16-99.
Reaching for the stars: the Howard Winstone phenonenon Brian Hughes 375 pages, £15.00
Merthyr Tydfil football club David Watkins, 128 pages, pbk. £9.99
Merthyr Town AFC 1908-1934 Philip Sweet 150p. £7.99
Memories of Pennydarren Park: Merthyr Tydfil football club David Watkins 288p. £12.99
Class of the 60s Wynford Jones pbk £12.95
GROWING UP IN MERTHYR
Bag full of monkeys George Evans 227 pages, pbk. £7.50
When the kids grow up Ken James, 203 pages, pbk. £6.95
Stand up and be counted Claude Stanfield pbk 125p. £6.50
POETRY BY LOCAL AUTHORS
Cicatrice Siams Fyrsil, Poetry £3.00
Parting Siams Fyrsil Poetry £3.00
Invisible times Mike Jenkins Poetry set in Merthyr £3.00
Red landscapes Mike Jenkins work by the local poet. £6.99
This house my ghetto Mike Jenkins £3.50
Language of flight Mike Jenkins £6.00
Yesterday’s tomorrow Alun Rees pbk 62 pages. £3.75
The Woman who loved and octopus, and other saints’ tales
Imogen Herrad 150p pbk £3.50
Red Poets 13, 52 pages pbk £4.00
Working up to the slaughterhouse Anthony Bunko pbk £5.00
Walking on waste Mike Jenkins 79p.£6.99
Wanting to belong. Mike Jenkins £4.75
FICTION SET IN MERTHYR TYDFIL FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS
Iron town boy Ann Ahmed 136 pages. The Story of a Little Boy in 1804. £
The Story of Little Martha Tearful Coral Smith, 20 pages pbk. £3.99
Child of dust Mike Jenkins, 192 pages pbk. £7.99
Never mind the white socks local authors, 220 pages pbk. £4.99
Through the Door, Exciting Writing Squad 47 pages pbk £1.50
FICTION SET IN MERTHYR TYDFIL FOR ADULTS
A Bloody good Friday Barry Desmond, 224 pages, £7.00
Siege of El Rancho Anthony Bunko 287 pages, £4.99
Belt of kings Anthony Bunko 224 pages, £4.99
Boy, girl, fruitcake, flower Anthony Bunko £4.99
The Merthyr trilogy Osborne Alan. PLAY, 173 pages £6.00
All roads lead to Merthyr local authors, 258 pages pbk. £4.99
Dial M for Merthyr, Rachel Trezise pbk £5.00
People & Places, M.T. Writers Circle 32 pages pbk £3.00
CDs
History of Merthyr Tydfil Charles Wilkins 586 pages on a CD ROM, £7.50
Stand up and be counted Claude Stanfield, Bk. & CDrom 125p. £6.50
Dowlais & Merthyr 1937 DVD £10.00
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