Welsh Journals

Mr Waters describes The Moss Rose Press as "a reference book mainly for a specialised readership". It is that in the sense that it is a book about a small private press, and will therefore be of interest to those with a special interest in publishing, private presses, and hand printing. But it is also a book of much wider interest for people in Chepstow and Gwent. Because it gives a glimpse of the work and energy that went into the formation of a local history society, the establishing of a museum, and the production of over a hundred volumes of books and pamphlets. And it is a book that makes one want to read the autobiography that it is not. Because the story of the Waters and their work is as important (and in many ways more important) than the stories of the many people and institutions they have written about and researched. N.M.P. OTHER RECENT PUBLICATIONS Barber, Chris. "Cordell Country." Blorenge Books 1985. £ 4.20. Davies, O. Talog. "Antique Maps of Monmouth." Part I 1573 1695. The Author 1985. £ 2.95. Evans, J. Barrie. "The Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent." Caerwent Local History Guild. 20p. Jefferies, Horace. "100 Years in Black and White: Cross Keys Rugby Football Club." Hughes Griffin Press 1985. £ 7.50. Knight, Cliff. "Pillgwenlly Newport: The Changing Times." Starling & Newport Borough Council 1985. £ 5.00. Preece, Jonathan. "Blaenafon Remembered: A Pictorial Collection." Village Publishing 1985. £ 2.50. Chief Executives Dept. "A History of Newport." Newport Borough Council 1985. £ 1.60. Preece, J. and Witherden, M. "'The Trains Don't Stop Here Anymore. A Pictorial History of Cwmbran from the 1930s to the present day." Village Publishing 1985. £ 3.50.