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The Transactions of The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
London: Issued by the Society, 1922.
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8vo. 128pp. Bound to style in quarter leather; maroon lettering piece, gilt; marbled paper boards. Woodcut vignette on the title and another above the colophon, Woodcut chapter heading and initial at the beginning of the Life. St Winifred, or St. Gwenfrewy, Abbess of Trefynnon and of Gwythenn,(d. 600 AD), was honored from early times in Wales as a saint. In 1136 her relics were translated to her shrine at the Benedictine Monastery in Shrewsbury. Two years later, her Life was written in Latin by Robert, Prior of Shrewsbury (d. 1167). Robert's Life was translated by 'J.F.' (probably John Falconer) in 1635, republished in 1712. Bishop William Fleetwood thought the translation so poor that he published this translation the following year, hence the statement 'Second Edition' on the title page. The removal of St. Winifred's relics to Shrewsbury was the basis for the first of the Brother Cadfael tales by Edith Pargeter, 'Morbid Taste for Bones'. Some soil to the beginning and ending pages, old library stamp on the verso of the title, else a very good copy in a fine binding of period design. ESTC T73725.
The Life and Miracles of St. Wenefrede, Together with her Litanies
(Fleetwood, William, attrib.)
London: Sam. Buckley, 1713.
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First edition in English. 8vo. (ii),cxi,(xvii),401,(lv)pp. Contemporary full calf with the boards tooled in a panelled 'Cambridge' style. Nicely rebacked at an early time, with the spine in 6 compartments, and retaining the original boards. Cosmetic crack to the spine, wear at spine tip, lacks lettering label, else a very good copy with an armorial bookplate and a neat ownership name. Geoffrey's Historia dates from the 12th century and purports to be a history of Britain from its first settlement by Brutus to the death of Cadwallader in the 7th century. In contains one of the earliest developed narratives of King Arthur and dwells on Merlin and his prophecies. Originally written in Latin, this is the first translation into English, made by Aaron Thompson, who provides a lengthy preface giving his views on the authenticity of the History. Thompson based his translation on the Heidelberg edition of 1587; J. A. Giles later updated it in his edition of 1848. Scarce, and the earliest edition of Geoffrey in English. ESTC T146343.
The British History, Translated into English from the Latin of Jeffrey of Monmouth
(Geoffrey of Monmouth) Galfridus, Monumentensis, Bishop of St. Asaph
London: J. Bowyer, et al., 1718.
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8vo. viii,481,(i)pp. Contemporary half leather, spine in 6 compartments tooled in gilt, marbled paper boards, edges and endpapers. Woodcut pictorial initials. Extensive synoptical index. Nicely rebacked retaining most of the original spine and the endpapers. The bottom compartment of the spine has been tooled in blind to style of the missing compartment. Wear to the edges else a very good copy. Lowndes, p. 200, observes that this is an extremely useful catalogue of the rare and curious collection made by T. Park and added to by T. Hill. It affords intresting information about the works of the early poets.
Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica: Or, A Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry ....
(Griffiths, Acton Frederick, compiler)
London: Proprietors of Collection, 1815.
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First edition. 12mo. (IV),402pp. Contemporary speckled calf. Spine in 6 compartments, intricately gilt with red and green lettering labels, gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of a seminary library on the front pastedown with neat numbers in the lowest spine compartments. Hinges neatly and nearly invisibly repaired else a fine copy. Lowndes, p. 2099.
Bibliographia Poetica: A Catalogue of Engleish Poets of the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Cents.
(Ritson, Joseph)
London: C. Roworth, 1802.
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First edition. 12mo. xliv,180pp. Contemporary speckled calf. Spine in 6 compartments, intricately gilt with red and green lettering labels, gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of a seminary library on the front pastedown with neat numbers in the lowest spine compartments. Hinges neatly and nearly invisibly repaired else a fine copy. Lowndes, p. 2099. Preface, Notes, Dissertations, Glossary and Corrigenda. ESYC T118159.
Poems of Interesting Events in the Reign of King Edward III, Written, in the Year MCCCLII by Laurence Minot
(Ritson, Joseph) Laurence Minot
London: T. Bensley, 1795.
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Remains of Pagan Saxondom
Akerman, John Yonge
London: John Russell Smith, 1855.
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The Two Lost Centuries of Britain
Babcock, Wm. H.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1890.
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Stonehenge and its Earth-Works
Barclay, Edgar
London: D. Nutt, 1895.
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Lives of the Bishops of Bath and Wells from the Earliest to the Present Period
Cassan, Stephen Hyde
London: C. and J. Rivington, 1829.
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Early Britain. Roman Britain
Conybeare, Edward
London: SPCK, 1911.
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An Historical Account of the Episcopal See, and Cathedral Church, of Sarum, or Salisbury
Dodsworth, William
Salisbury: Brodie and Dowding, 1814.
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A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55--A.D. 1485
Doyle, James E.
London: Longman, Green, 1864.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
Frazer, Sir James George
NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1970.
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Small 4to. (xxii),226pp. Engraved frontispiece (Druides) and one additional engraved plate (Druides et Druidissae). Bound to style in quarter leather; spine in 6 compartments with raised bands; red leather lettering label, gilt; marbled paper boards. Scarce work on Druids edited by the author's son with added portions by Lescalopier and Cesar Egasse Du Boulay. The "Opvscvla rariora integra itemqve ex aliis excerpta" include Pierre Lescalopier's "Theologia vetervm Gallorvm" and C.E. Du Boulay's "Historia vetervm academiarvm Galliae drvidicarvm" This volume also contains Frick's "Catalogus Scriptorum De Druidis" revised by his son which is one of the earliest bibliographies of books on the Druids. MArginal worming from approx. p. 50 to p. 100, not affecting the text, else a fine copy.
Commentatio de Druidis Occidentalium Populorum Philosophis.Accedunt Opuscula Quaedam Rariora Historiam Et Antiquitates Druidarum Illustratantia Itemque Scriptorum De Iisdem Catalogus.
Frick, Johann Georg; Albert Frick, ed.
Ulm: Daniel Barthomolaei et Filium, 1744.
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Folio. (vi),598,(xxiv)pp. Vignette engraving on title page. Full leather. Rebacked maintaining the original diced calf boards, gilt; spine in five compartments with raised bands; red leather lettering label, gilt; marbled endpapers. The final page of the introductory section, 'Lectori', lacks the bottom blank half, and is nicely mounted; there is no loss to the text. This volume contains: Ingulfi Croylandensis Historia; Petri Blesensis Continuatio; Chronica de Mailros; Annales Burtonenses; and Historiae Croylandensis Continuatio. This volume was followed by a later volume, edited by Thomas Gale, which contained additional chronicles. A third volume is sometimes considered part of the series, the Historiae Britannicae, Saxoniae, Anglo-Danicae, also edited by Gale. ESTC R9891. A very good copy, nicely rebacked as noted ablve. Wing F2525.
Rerum Anglicarum Scruptorum Veterum: Tom. I. Quorum Ingulfus nunc primum integeer, caeteri nunc primum prodeunt.
Fulman, William, ed.
Oxoniae: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1684.
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Three parts in one. Small 8vo. (14)284,(6)pp. 18th century calf; spine in 6 comparments, gilt. Large printer's devices on each of the three title pages. The first part is an abridgement of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum by Virunio, a native of Treviso. He abridged Geoffrey's history under a commission for the family of the Badaer, prominent Venetians who were originally from Britain. Part 2 is the Itinerarium Cambriae by Giraldus de Barri, who preached throughout Wales in 1188. Part 3 is Giraldus' description of Wales. Rebacked with the old, somewhat worn, spine nicely and neatly laid-on. Loose bookplate of Thomas Edward Watson laid-in. A couple of old ownership signatures, some old marginalia, a few minor stains, else a very good copy. STC 20103. ESTC S114973.
Britannicae Historicae Libri Sex .... Itinerarum Cambriae .... Cambriae Descriptio
Geoffrey of Monmouth; Ludovico Pontico Virunio; Giraldus Cambrensis
London: Henry Denham, 1585.
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12mo. (134),327pp. 19th century polished calf. Spine in 5 compartments, gilt title and rules. Boards blind-tooled in a lozenge design built up with a single floral tool. Engraved frontispiece of Gildas by William Marshall. First edition in English, translated from the Latin by Thomas Habington. Early handwritten notes on the front blanks. Signature of C. C. Dendy. Hinges cracked but strong; light edge wear; else a very good copy. Gildas provides some of the earliest commentary on the war effort associated with King Arthur. The first edition of the original Latin was pubished as Opus de Calimitate, Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae in 1525. STC 11895. Potthast, I, 525. Sarton I, 455. Lowndes, p. 790. ESTC S103163.
The Epistle of Gildas, the Most Ancient British Author, Who ... Acquired the Name of Sapiens
Gildas
London: T. Coats for William Cooke, 1638.
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4to. xx,492pp plus (4)pp. publisher's ads of works relating to Ireland. Illustrated with one hundred and eighty-six engravings on wood, chiefly from photographs and original drawings. Added engraved title. Original green pebbled cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board; top edge gilt. Small stamp of the Scottish Rite Temple on p. 1; inner front hinge repaired; bookplates; else a very good copy.
The Towers and Temples of Ancient Ireland: Their Origin and History Discussed from a New Point of View
Keane, Marcus
Dublin: Hodges, Smith and Co., 1867.
Price: $750.00
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Folio. (vi),251,(xxi),52,(xxxvi)pp. Title page in red and black. Beautifully printed on laid paper with ample margins. Engraved head and tail pieces; index. Contemporary full calf; spine in 7 compartments with raised bands. Old theological college stamp on the front blank. Edges and spine tips worn; hinges neartly repaired; lettering label perished; else a very good copy and near fine internally. The first and only edition of John Lewis's History, written in the early part of the 17th century but not published until 1729. Contains a considerable anount of material on King Arthur. The main history is followed by Lhuyd's Breviary of Britayne in the translation of Thomas Twine. Rare and important. ESTC T113293.
The History of Great-Britain, from the first Inhabitants thereof, 'till the Death of Cadwalader...: and of the Kings of Scotland to Eugene V. and also a short Account of the Kings, Dukes, and Earls of Bretagne...in which are several Pieces of Taliessin, an antient British Poet, and a Defence of the Antiquity of the Scottish Nation ... to this is added T
Lewis, John; Humphrey Lhuyd; and Thomas Twine
London: F. Gyles, et al, 1729.
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