Later marbled boards. 8vo. (39pp preface), xlii, 396pp, 16pp index. Folding chart of Kings and Princes of Wales. An early history of Wales from Roman times down to 1282, which remained the standard work on the subject until the 20th century. A good copy with some staining to the upper left corner of the text and some scattered soiling and corner wear. The title page is worn with some spotting and edge-chipping. It has an ink name at the top and lacks a small piece at the top beneath the title. There is also an ink name at the top of the dedication page. The binding is good with some chipping and wear to the left side of the spine. The original leather spine label has been mounted on the spine. N° de ref. del artículo 7899
Título: The History of Wales.
Editorial: London: T. Evans.
Año de publicación: 1774
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Good
Descripción Full-Leather. Condición: Very Good. 4th Edition. VG, 4th ed, 1774. In basket weave calf, gilt edge tooling, corners rubbed. Re-spined, original laid down, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, [42], (i-xlii), [1], 2-396 pp, [16] table, 1 woodcut to titlepage which is in red & black inks, lacks the folding plate, gilt tooling to board edges & turn-ins, red marbled endpapers, text block edges marbled blue. (1st edition was published in 1584, 2nd in 1697, 3rd in 1702, 4th in 1774). (Folio, 131*210 mm). (ESTC T144806. Sabin 372. Allibone 336) Title continues: Written Originally in British, By Caradoc of Lhancarvan, Englished By Dr Powell and Augmented By W Wynne to Which is Added a Description of Wales By Sir John Price. WYNNE, historian, whilst at Oxford, was one of the circle of Edward Lhuyd (q.v.). In 1697, he published a History of Wales ? really a working-over of the Historie of Cambria (1584) of David Powel (q.v.); it was reprinted (unaltered) in 1702, again (with some changes) in 1774 and 1812, and finally in 1832 (with topographical notes by Richard Llwyd of Llannerch Brochwel ). See NLW WBO for a full Bio. Nº de ref. del artículo: 006167
Descripción hardcover. Condición: Fine. a new Edition. Englished By Dr Powell and Augmented By W Wynne to Which is Added a Description of Wales By Sir John Price. Title page in red and black inks, Druid vignette to the title-page, xlii, [1], 2-396 pp, [16] table, 1 pl (folding genealogical sheet in fine condition). 'A new edition greatly improved and enlarged with pedigrees of families'. Re-bound in a fine nineteenth century half calf tan binding with 5 raised bands and gilt gilt decorated compartments. Brown morocco label, gilt. Pebble grained tan cloth with the signature of Henry Salisbury Milman to the free end-paper. 20.5 x 13cm. Nice margins but a trifle cropped on re-binding. Ink stamp of Wm Allen Jones to the reverse of the dedication page. Engraving on the title page of The Chief Druid. Size: large 8vo. Nº de ref. del artículo: MJ111
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Written Originally in British, by Caradoc of Lhancarvan, Englished by Dr Powell and Augmented by W Wynne to Which is Added a Description of Wales by Sir John Price. A New Edition, greatly improved and enlarged, with pedigrees of families. First Edition Thus. 8vo. [42] xlii, 396 [16] pp. woodcut to titlepage which is printed red & black. folding pedigree table of the Kings and Princes of Wales. Contemporary calf, rebacked, raised bands, leather title. Armorial Book-plate (John Hanmer 1809 - 1881. British politician 1828 - 1872 inscribed with signature). red glazed foredges. Excellent Copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1071
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Poor. First Edition. This is a very defective copy of the first edition of an important Welsh book which ran to 5 subsequent editions. Title page and pages 1-8 of the preface "to the reader' are missing and bound in in manuscript, as are pages 13-16. Then a "description of Cambria numbered" 15-18 in manuscript. Then pages 3-22 of "the description of wales" are original. Then pages 1-54 orginal (55-8 manuscript) , 59-112 original (113-4 manuscript) then 115-126 original (127-8 manuscript) 129-190 original (191-192 manuscript)193-382 original (383-400 manuscript) 401 original, then an unumbered page. Index in manuscript. So there are 41 missing pages + index. The first edition is the only one which went to 401 pages hence it must be the first edition. There are many notes in the text as well, in what appears to be a contemporary hand in a mix of latin, welsh and english, which perhaps is not surprising as this was the first welsh history book. the book was obviously cut down when rebound and some of the annotations are cropped. This usage of the book may be of interest to scholars of welsh. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 500028497