A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. It is a story of a stoical people facing hard work and poverty against the backdrop of the beautiful Garth Mountain as they live with the hell of Victorian industry ravaging their valley.

The lenient verdict reflected the power of the mine owners – some of the jurors were Booker employees and they feared for their jobs.

When Thomas William Booker, the local coal and iron master, promoted Abraham to Overman and Underground Agent, he and Eliza moved into Ty’n-y-Coed – a detached cottage in the valley close to the Lan mine. Even though Dallas county had been settled in the 1840s, the area where Abraham brought his family was quite desolate. From letters signed by Disney himself to classic children’s books or ephemera, be sure to check out some of the collectible Walt Disney books on Biblio! Elizabeth (1863-1886) is recorded in the census as a student – it seems likely that she was a student teacher at the local school.

Told through the voice of Phillip Phillips, the second son of Abraham, who is haunted by his father’s action. We finished it the same day, for we put no floor in it and used split poles for seats, putting legs in the round side of the pole and turning the flat side up. Haunted by his father's action, steeped in memories and the words of the Old Testament, Phillip Phillips, seeks resolution to his anguish. Following Galloway’s findings, mines around the world adopted his innovative approach to watering the air or spreading stone dust. Born in South Wales in 1822 to John Phillips (known as Shon o’r Lan, a well-known Ivorite) and Deborah Thomas, Abraham was six years old when his family left rural Wales and moved to the rapidly industrialising valleys.The coroner recognised that blocked airways played a part in the disaster, but he put no blame on the mine owners, who had failed to maintain the Lan. Against the backdrop of the beautiful Garth Mountain, they live with the hell of Victorian industry devastating the valley floor. This story is a memorial to those who lost their lives in the winning of coal; it is also a tribute to the strong women who worked tirelessly to make ends meet while bringing up children, who also worked in the coal mine. A number of them include the 1982 film Annie, the promotional video for the Duran Duran song The Wild Boys, the 2002 Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies, and the ITV television serial Britannia High. The path of the total eclipse of August 2017 had our offices at 99% totality - we closed the office to go watch the spectacle, but first we put together this gallery inspired by eclipses to celebrate.