The History of Wales.

CARADOC Of Lhancarvan d 1147. (POWELL David 1552?-1598. PRICE John Sir 1502?-1555. WYNNE W 1671-1704. Editors)

Verlag: T Evans, London: At No 50. In the Strand, Near York Buildings., 1774

Beschreibung

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. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006167

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The History of Wales.

Verlag: T Evans, London: At No 50. In the Strand, Near York Buildings.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1774

Einband: Full-Leather

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 4th Edition