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Paperback. Very Good.

Llangefni: Anglesey Antiquarian Society. Very Good/Good. 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo Dust jacket unclipped, rubbed to edges, repaired. Original cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling and arms to upper cover. Previos name and date on f. paste down. Frontis plate. plates, maps, graphs.203 pages clean and tight. This book is the first volume in the series `Studies in Anglesey History ' to be published by the Anglesey Antiquarian Society and deals with the period of the early Industrial Revolution in Anglesey. It contains an account of the copper industry of Parys Mountin between 1750 and 1850, tracing the rise and decline of Anglesey's greatest mineral industry - an industry which dominated the world market for copper for many years. The book pays particular attention to the social and economic changes which resulted from the discovery of copper on the mountain and relates the discovery to the Industrial Revolution in other parts of Britain and to the copper… Read More

Anglesey Antiquarian Society 1981 An account of the copper industry of Parys Mountain between 1750 and 1850. Volume One in the Studies in Anglesey History. Hard cover book, 200pp, 9 illustrations, 5 maps and 5 graphs. Previous owner's signature and date to fep. Some very light tanning to rear of jacket otherwise a Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. Pictures available.