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No. 1 Garden Court Middle Temple London: Saml. & Nathl. Buck, 1740. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. 84 plates by the Buck brothers in near FINE condition 1st ed, 1740-1742, in full red morocco (c1825's, by J. Wright), decorative gilt tooling, corners rubbed. Spine raised bands, gilt titles & tooling (Internally, gilt turn-ins & board edges, tipped in portrait frontis, engraved title page (1740) with subscribers list, followed by twenty four plates (Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, & Cardiganshire), engraved title page (1741) with subscribers list followed by 24 pls (numbered 25-48), of counties of Radnor & Montgomery etc, engraved title page (1742) with subscribers list, followed by 36 pls (numbered 49-84), mainly North Wales, a.e.g., red marbled endpapers, small binders stamp to fpd. (442*276 mm). (ESTC T139232). Issued annually in three parts, each part is dated, each plate with title and dated - no title page is called for

Welsh Gazette, Aberystwyth: Welsh Gazette, 1902. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. WAREING E Vincent. MATTHEWS A Weight.. Ltd ed, 1902, VG, 33pls, signed subscribers copy. In black half morocco with red cloth, a little worn and faded, corners and edges bumped and worn. Relaid spine, gilt tooling and title. Internally, [7], (viii-xxvi), [1], 2-203 pp, 33 pls (of 33), blue decorative endpapers, binders stamp to verso, hinges strenghtened, printed by D Marples and Co, Lord St, Liverpool, an edition limited to 309 copies, signed by the author, this was No 132 for Dryhurst George Munro Hughes, a subscriber. EVANS, Unitarian minister and antiquary, published a number of English books: History of Renshaw Street Chapel, Liverpool, 1887; Colytonia, 1898; Whitchurch of Long Ago, 1893; Vestiges of Protestant Dissent, 1897; The Midland Churches, 1899; Lampeter, 1905; Cardiganshire, a Personal Survey, 1903; Record of the Provincial Assembly of… Read More

London: 23, Abchurch Lane E.C.: Blades, East & Blades, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG, 1888, complete In red cloth, bevelled edges, gilt coat of arms. Spine, faded, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, [3], (iv-xxi), [1], [2], [2], 29i30, 35-104, 107-108, 113-158, [1], 164-249, 252-305, [1], 309-339, 342 only, 344-389, 392 only, [1], 397-427, 436-438, [1], 444-447, [1], [1], 452only, [2], 453-460, [1], 464-471 pp, [2], [21] index, includes 1 folding map & 1 folding chart, numerous illustrations within text, top edge cut, remainder not, ink inscription & oval Blackfriars stamp to fpd, some spotting to blanks. (258*191mm). Title continues: Through Wales in 1684. By photo-lithography from the original MS. of Thomas Dineley in the possession of His Grace, the Eighth Duke of Beauforrt.

London:: Simpkin and Marshall, 1838. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Disbound, [3], 4-22 pp. 149*91 mm). REDUCED

London: dwellyng ouer Aldersgate: John Day, 1563. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. First edition, black letter, double column, 2 folding woodcut plates, 44 woodcut illustrations within text, woodcut historiated or decorative initials (including one large depicting Queen Elizabeth enthroned in her coronation robes) & tail-pieces, printed slip at foot of AAa2v, duplicates of EEE2&5 bound in (the signature complete), occasional contemporary or later ink marginalia, lacking *1&2 (including title), [fleuron]1-4 (calendar), B6 ('The utility of this history') & VVVV1-4 (index and colophon), all supplied in facsimile, also lacking the 2 slips with the woodcut illustration for pp.25 and 41 (these pp. with blank space for illustration), & the plate of King John at p.69 (this provided in facsimile), KKk2 torn at head and repaired (with loss of text) & with marginal repairs, folding woodcut plate at p.1548 with minor loss to border &… Read More

London 20, Bedford Square: The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Vols 1947/49, 1st editions. In plain light grey cloth, black ink titles (vol 2 fractionally lighter than V1). Internally, Vol 1, 1947, half title, {5}, (vi-xxx), [1], 2-393 pp. Vol 2, 1949, half title, [5], (xxxvi-lii), 393-981 pp. some light offsetting to eps of V2, otherwise exceptional. 441 Letters. (215*142 mm).

London 20, Bedford Square: The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, VG, 1947/49, in two volumes. Original beige cloth, a few light spots, edges bumped. Vol 1, 1947, [5], (vi-xxx), [1], 2-392 pp. Vol 2, 1949, [5], (xxxvi-lii), 393-981 pp. 441 letters. Contents very clean and sound. Parts 1 & 2 of Volume XLIX Y Cymmrodor. (213*139 mm).

London 20, Bedford Square: The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First editions, 1947/49, VG. Vol XLIX Part 1 & Part 11 Y Cymmrodor. 2 volumes in plain cloth, a few marks, black ink titles to spines. Internally, Vol 1, 1947, [5], (vi-xxx], [1], 2-392 pp. Vol 2, 1949, half title, [5], (xxxvi-lii), 393-981 pp, ink name to fep (Garfield Hughes). Some liht browning to eps, but a VG, clean crisp example. (214*141 mm).

The Commissioners on the Public Records of the Kingdom, 1841. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Contains Digests of the Welsh Laws, Principally of the Dimetian Code First edition, in modern buckram (by Delrue), spine with gilt titles to black calf label. Internally, half title, [6], [1], (ii-xv), [1], [7] contents, [1], [1], 2-1005, two columns per page, new endpapers, with small presentation slip from Treasury to Cardiff Boys School, printed by George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode. An excellent example. (405*251 mm). (Allibone 2853/1702. Biblio Hist Wales 407).

Vale Street, Denbigh: J Williams, 1856. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In contemporary embossed black cloth, corners and edges rubbed. Spine, titles in gilt, edges bumped and worn. Internally, text block edges sprinkled red, yellow endpapers, bookplate to fpd (James Watts, Abney Hall), half title, [6], [1], (ii only, [1], 4-362 pp, 5 illustrations within text, printed and published by J Williams, some browning to firsat and last few pages only. A very nice copy. Title continues: A descriptive history of the Castle, Borough, and Liberties; etc. (Bibl. Hist Wales 157A) WILLIAMS, cleric, poet, and antiquary, whose greatest achievement was his publication of the history of the town and lordship of Denbigh in two volumes: Ancient and Modern Denbigh (Denbigh, 1856) and The Records of Denbigh and its Lordship (Wrexham, 1860). To-day, we realise that the arrangement of the two volumes leaves much to be desired and that some of the 'facts'… Read More

Vale Street, Denbigh. Hope Street, Wrexham.: J Williams. George Bayley., 1856. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2 volumes bound as 1, VG, 1st eds + MS Bio Notes, 11 pls, 5 illustrations. In attractive full red contemporary calf, gilt edge tooling, corners & edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, relaid, raised bands, gilt tooling & tiles, edges rubbed. Internally, gilt tooling to board edges, red marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate to fpd (Hugh Budgen Peake: Middle Temple), half title & guarded frontis present, tp (Ancient and Modern Denbigh), 1856, [8], [1], 2-362 pp, 3 pls, 5 illustrations, with an extra 4 loose plates. Half title and portrait frontis present, tp (The Records of Denbigh and its Lordship), Vol 1 (all published), 1860, (xii), [1], 2-231 pp, 4 pls (including 1 portrait), 81 page ms account of the Peake family (of Bowden?) probably by HB Peake (see bookplate), the loose plates in the first part are of, Denbigh… Read More

Llanfairfechan: WE Owen, 1906. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. In pale blue cloth, a little soiled and marked, titles in black. corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, faded, no titles, edges bumped. Internally, coloured bookplate to fpd, [3], (iv only), [1], 6-31 pp, [1], printed at the Caxton Printing Works, Llanfairfechan by WE Owen, June, 1906. Originally published by Sir John Gwynn of Gwedyr in 1859 and was limited to just 30 copies.

London:: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts., 1860. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1 pl, 1860. In quarter worn cloth over dark boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, gilt titles & tooling, edges worn. Internally, half title, [5], [1], frontis, [7], (x-xl), [3], 4-173 pp, [1], (11) adverts, 1 pl (folding). (252*256 mm). Long title: Rerum Britannicarum medii aevi scriptores, or chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages

Chepstow: C. Hullmandel. etc. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. COLEMAN John. 16 unrecorded Views in Monmouthshire c1833, Rare, 1st & only edition, in old style new half calf over contemporary boards, spine with gilt titles. Internally, 16 leafs of views, generally 25*165 mm, most (15) with the tissue guards, some printed by C Hullmandel, others by Engelmann & Co., some light edge browning, hinges strengthened (ugly) tape, no visible watermarks. Uncommon unrecorded title? Housed in a custom brown cloth slip case. A Very Good Copy, images are Clean and Sharp. Accompanied by a 3 page letter, tipped to fep, from the author to a Dr Leslie of Hyde Park Corner dated 24 Jan 1833, discussing Bangor & Chepstow. Not listing at COPAC, WorldCat or the usual sources, including NLW & the BL. Plates are: Tintern Abbey, The Refectory (also the title page) Raglan Castle The Keep, Raglan Castle White Castle White Castle Skenfrith Castle Grosmond Castle Lanthony Abbey Lanthony… Read More

Copenhagen: Aug. Frid. Stein, 1786. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. With the Copengagen Imprint In full red morocco cloth, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt title, edges bumped. Internally, [4], [3], 4-152 pp, in Latin & English, two columns per page, some faint edge browning, old small edge repair, early ink name to tp (Richard Warner 1791). (247*193 mm). (ESTC T60760). Title continues: To which are added Extracts from the Annals of Ulster, and Sir J. Ware's Antiquities of Ireland, British topography by Ptolemy, Richard of Cirencester, the geographer of Ravenna, and Andrew Bishop of Cathness: together with accurate catalogues of the Pictish and Scottish kings.

London Printed for, No. 25. Ludgate-hill MDCCLXXIII-1787: S Hooper, 1773. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Near Fine First Edition Set of Grose's Antiquities, Illustrated with over 600 Engraved Plates and Maps 1773-1787 First edition of Grose's classic work on the antiquities of England and Wales, including his supplementary volumes, beautifully bound in contemporary full diced calf, decorative gilt edge tooling & titles, blue marbled endpapers, and illustrated with over 600 engraved plates and hand coloured maps, together six volumes, royal quarto, not paginated. Grose, who has been called a sort of antiquarian Falstaff, turned to writing only after squandering his inheritance. Tapping his early interest in heraldry and antiquities and his skills as a draughtsman, he began to publish Antiquities of England and Wales in 1773, an extensive work which was immediately popular. Profusely illustrated and written in a lively, informative style, the work… Read More

London: Published by , 96, Strand. Chester: Boult & Catherall.: Ackermann & Co.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. PROUT J.S.. Chester in 21 tinted lithographs.. VG+, c1839/40, 1st edition, in modern half black morocco, over contemporary embossed black cloth, gilt titles & tooling, spine raised bands, no title. Internally, frontis, tinted lithograph title, engraved dedication leaf, 20 tinted lithographs (inclusive of frontis), + lithographed title page, & engraved dedication leaf, all on thick cards, with guards, some light spotting, heavier to frontis verso, a.e.g.. (Leaf 548*368 mm, pl 255*177 mm). (Abbey Scenery 97).

Londini: M. Atkins, 1709. Hardcover. Very Good. In contemporary calf boards. New spine, to style, raised bands, gilt title to red calf label. Internally, [2], (i-x), (i-viii), 151 pp, [1], [1] index & adverts, 1 map (B&W, large folding), 2 pls, ink owners name (L Morriss Blaennant 1814) & old margin paper repair to tp. (Folio, 170*219 mm). (ESTC T90299. Lowndes 54).

Londini: in Coemeterio D. Pauli.: M. Atkins, 1709. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G, 1709, 1 folding map, 2 pls, numerous illustrations. Upper board in contemporary paneled, calf, some repairs, lower in modern full calf. New spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt title to red calf label. Internally, [2], (x), (viii), 151 pp, [1], [16] index/adverts, 1 map (B&W, large folding), 2 pls, numerous illustrations within text - 3 full page, new endpapers, light edge stain to first few leave, gutter repair to tp, evidence of plate removal to fpd. (8vo, 167*223 mm). (ESTC T90299. Lowndes 54).

London: Cadell & Davies, 1815. Hardcover. Very Good. Double Elephant - over 25 - 50" tall. TURRELL E. RAWLE S. WARNER J. PORTER S. ROLFE J. WOOLNOTH W. KEUX H Le. SHURY J. etc.. In contemporary full red morocco, decorative gilt tooling, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, raised bands, lavish gilt tooling, edges worn. Internally, engraved title page & introduction, [1], 2-21 pp, [1], 102 engraved plates (including 1 double page), lower corner of title torn away, ffep repaired, red marbled endpapers, book plate to fpd (HAM Van Son), some light spotting, first 2 text leaves with vertical crease. Title states 1813, publishers details show 1815, 3 plates are dated 1815, so possibly 1816 or a little later. Plates and text describe the mosque at Cordoba (pl 1-9) and Alhambra and the Generalife at Granada (pl 10-97). (Cicognara 2536; Graesse IV, 631; Palau 186308; RIBA 2220). (655*485 mm) Probably issued serially in 12 monthly parts between July 1815 & mid 1816. Lavish… Read More