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Brecknock: Davies & Co., 1903. Cloth. Very Good. 12.5" by 10" . Not Stated. Enlarged second edition of this topographical work on Pembrokeshire by Richard Fenton, complete with all plates and maps. Topographical and historical work on Pembrokeshire by Richard Fenton. Second enlarged edition with additional notes by Richard and John Fenton. Containing a historical tour of the Welsh county with descriptions of places of interest, embellished with thirty-four black and white full page plates, including frontispiece portrait of the author. Collated, complete. Including a subscribers' list and a biography of the author by Ferrar Fenton. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, rear joint starting, holding firm. Library shelf number inked to spine. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Ex-library with usual stamps to front pastedown, title page, frontispiece, first leaf of text, leaves of plates, and further… Read More

Davies & Co., 1903. 2nd Edition. . Book Book Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Davies & Co., 1903. 2nd Edition . Very Good/No Jacket. Large quarto. xxxii, 388, (19) pp. with frontispiece and 36 plates. In VG condition in the original green cloth, with some wear and rubbing, and a little marking. PO's name with 1911 date on ffe. Internally clean. 389pp. Slight forward lean to spine. Will incur extra overseas postage; please enquire for rates.

Davies & Co, Brecknock. 1903. Second edition. 4to. xxxii, 388pp. Frontis. with tissue guard, illustrated title page + 36 plates. Frontis, tissue guard and title page slightly affected by silverfish to top corner. Re-cased with original spine laid down. Boards very soiled, affecting text to spine, and worn. Prev. owners name in ink to front pastedown, front free endpaper creased and browned, some occasional light foxing throughout o/w contents clean and sound.

DAVIES, 1903. SECOND EDITION, QUARTO, REBOUND IN BROWN CLOTH WITH THE ORIGINAL SPINE LAID DOWN, NEW ENDPAPERS. WITH A PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR AND A BIOGRAPHY. 377 PAGES PLUS APPENDIX. PLATES. A VERY NICE COPY, CLEAN AND TIGHTLY BOUND..

Brecknock: Davies & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Second Edition. Hardcover. Front hinge split. Front spine joint split. Rubbing and wear to ends of spine. Up to 1 1/2" loss of cloth at corners of boards. ; xxxii, 388, [x], pages + frontis + plates. Black cloth boards. Page dimensions: 319mm x 245mm. "With Portrait Of The Author And A Biography Written By Ferrar Fenton." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Longman, Hurst [et al], London. 1811. Longman, Hurst et al, London. 1811. Rebound in half dark maroon morocco with light maroon faux(?)-morroco paper(?)-covered boards, gilt type to contrasting black panel to spine. Author portrait engraving frontis. with engraved illustrated title-page. All plates present together with Appendix, Index, Order of Plates, Errata and Iter IX. Insciptions to verso of frontis. and title-page. Clean and sound.

London: Longman Hurst Rees & Orme, 1811. First Edition 1st Ed. 4to. [xii] + 587pp. + 75pp. + [viii] Index + [ii]. With 8pp. Port. frontis., engraved title page., 30 engraved plates, folding map. Some light browning, contemporary brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Richard Fenton (1746-1821), topographical writer and poet was born at St. David's Pembrokeshire. A Lawyer by profession he is chiefly remembered for the above work. His books and journals, more tour literature than history, are entertaining reading, being an attractive mixture of accurate reporting and recording interspersed with personal descriptions of scenery and accounts of oral history, local legends, Previous owner name at top of fly leaf. Overall tight and clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.