WALES. SOUTH WALES.: The Second Industrial Survey of South Wales. COMPLETE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUST-WRAPPERS , University Press Board, Cardiff, for the National Industrial Development Council of Wales & Monmouthshire, 1937

3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous charts and tables (many full-page) in the text, and 2 folding maps on japon in pocket at end of second volume, wanting 3 (of 5) maps; original green cloth, gilt backs, uncut, covers mildly age-stained, a firm, clean set in unclipped d/w, the wrappers browned at backstrips, moderately age-soiled and chipped with minor loss at heads and tails of backstrips. Sold from an institution with its inscription on front panels of d/w and stamps on front free endpapers. The set comprises Vol. 1: Industries; Vol. 2: Facilities; Vol. 3: Development. Volume one wants both maps; volume two wants one map (of 3). The maps are often missing. An exhaustive and detailed assessment of South Wales and its industrial potential immediately prior to the outbreak of WWII. Complete sets are scarce. (Book ref. 19727)  £160.00

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