Ancient and Modern Denbigh: WITH The Records of Denbigh and its Lordship: WITH MS Biography of Peake family

WILLIAMS John (Glanmor) 1811-1891

Verlag: J Williams. George Bayley., Vale Street, Denbigh. Hope Street, Wrexham., 1856

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 Castle, Denbigh Royal Bowling Green, Ruin of Old St Davids, and Goblin Tower, all of which are rare. Lots of marginal notes all in the same hand, envelope addressed to Peake tipped onto fep. A unique and interesting local offering. WILLIAMS, cleric, poet, and antiquary. See NLW WBO. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005175

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ancient and Modern Denbigh: WITH The Records...
Verlag: J Williams. George Bayley., Vale Street, Denbigh. Hope Street, Wrexham.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1856
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: First Edition