Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards. WITH The Bardic Museum

JONES Edward 1752-1824 [Bardd y Brenin]

Verlag: Edward Jones, London: No 3, in Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London, 1794

Beschreibung

VG+, 2 Vols, 1794 & 1802. In attractive mid 19c half calf over red marbled boards (by Fazakerley of Liverpool), some gilt tooling, corners rubbed. Spines, rubbed, raised bands, gilt titles. Internally, Vol 1 - Welsh Bards, 1794, frontis, engraved dedication,[2], [1], (ii-viii), 183 pp, 3 pls, printed slip showing the change of publishers address to tp, ink name to frontis verso. Vol 2 - Bardic Museum, 1802, frontis, [3], (iv-xvi), [1], 2=-60 pp, [1], (xviii-xx), 61-112 pp, 1 pl (hand coloured), 1 illustration within text, title with contemp. ink note correcting the publishers address, some offsetting & occasional spotting. Both volumes, t.e.g., remainder yellowed, red marbled endpapers, binders stamp to verso fep, armorial bookplates to fpd & feps (Edward Samuelson & Mexborough). An attractive set. (330*241 & 333*247 mm). (ESTC T115800. Libri Walliae 2862). The significance of his work on traditional Welsh music lies not only in the preservation of the music itself, but also in the fact that it opened up Welsh history and culture as an area of interest for other antiquaries. See ODNB. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007194

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh ...

Verlag: Edward Jones, London: No 3, in Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1794

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: LOUTHERBOURG. IBBETSON. SMITH. JONES

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: New Edition Doubly Augmented & Improved