Tale of a Winter's Night. A poem.
[EVANS W Downing]
Uncommon, first and only edition, 1 pl. In quarter cloth over boards, corners bumped. Spine, faded, title to paper label, edges bumped. Internally, frontis, [4], [9], 10-72 pp, 1 pl, ink name to fep Schmidt? Sangston Court), printed by H…
[CHOIROCHOROGRAPHIA: Sive], Hoglandiae descriptio
[RICHARD Thomas] 1688/9-1760
Disbound, [2], (iii-vi), 7-15 pp, [1] adverts, light browning, with a tiny circular wormhole in the bottom margin, forward tp edge trimmed affecting vignette. Uncommon! (177*110 mm). (ESTC T168176. Foxon, R197). Work is attributed to Thomas…
The Love Of Our Country, A Poem, The love of our country : a poem, with historical notes
A Curate from Snowdon. [EVANS Evan] 1731-1788
Uncommon, First edition, 1772 Disbound, [4], (v-viii), [1], 10-28 pp, small paper label to tp. It was published again a year later. (237*190 mm). (T222334). Evans also composed poems in Welsh, which are printed in the Dyddanwch Teuluaidd.…
Collected Poems
AUDEN WH [Wystan Hugh] 1907-1973. (MENDELSON Edward - editor)
THE FIRST TRADE EDITION In full red Chieftan calf, raised bands & gilt titles to spine. Internally, half title, [4], 7-696 pp, red marbled endpapers, bound by Baynton-Riviere Bath & stamped to verso of fep (4 tiny pin spots to spine base), a.e.g,…
Six Picturesque Views in North Wales
BROUGHTON Rev Brian 1767-1839
1st ed, 1801, 6 pls, G. In contemporary half red morocco over green marbled boards, corners & edges worn, some loss. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, worn along edges. Internally, [5], 6-32 pp, 6 pls (sepia aquatints, dated 1801), red marbled…
A Poetical Journal of a Tour from British North America to England, Wales & Ireland,
COWDELL Thomas D
Disbound, uncut, cotton ties, corners & edges chipped and worn, leaves tanned, [3], (iv) only, [1], 6-76 pp, paper repair to base of p75/6. (194*120 mm). (Lande 1699; TFL 849;Sabin 17224). The author, a British subject, herein describes his…
Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Antient Welsh Bards
EVANS Revd Mr Evan 1731-1788 (Ieuan Fardd)
THE ANCIENT POEMS IN ENGLISH PROSE AND WELSH VERSE First edition, in three quarter speckled calf over marbled boards, edges worn. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling and titles to red calf labels. Internally, [3], (iv-viii), [1], (ii-v), [1],…
Welchman's Hose
GRAVES Robert 1895-1985
First edition. One of 525 copies printed at the Curwen Press. Quarto. With 18 poems by Graves & 7 wood engravings by Paul Nash. Original cloth-backed printed boards, worn at corners, spine defective almost detached. Internally, half title, [6],…
Anne Boleyn: A Dramatic Poem.
MILMAN Rev HH [Henry Hart] 1791-1868
VG, 1st ed, 1826. In maroon calf, decorative blind & gilt edge tooling, a couple of small marks, corners & edges lightly bumped & worn, board edges & turn-ins gilt tooled. Spine, faded, raised bands, blind & gilt tooling & titles. Internally,…
The Tears of Britannia, On the Death of the Right Honorable William Pitt, Respectfully addressed to 'The Menai Pitt Club.'
OWEN Rev'd TE [Thomas Ellis] 1764-1814
Poetry for Pitt In 20C quarter calf over grey boards, edges rubbed. Internally, [2], (3-8) pp, paper watermarked 'Skeats', new endpapers, printed by T. Roberts. Very rare, copy at Cardiff Uni only. Not in Ashton. (181* 151 mm).
The Welshman's Candle: or the Divine Poems of Mr. Rees Prichard,
PRICHARD Rhys 1579-1644 [EVANS William Rev - translator]
AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A WELSH BINDING? In a contemporary full blue calf, decorative gilt tooling. Spine, raised bands, elaborate gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label, edged rubbed (A Welsh Binding). Internally, [3], (iv-ix), [7] subscribers…
Welsh Minstrelsy : containing The land beneath the sea ; or, Cantrev y Gwaelod, a poem, in three cantos ; with various other poems
PRICHARD T. J. Llewelyn [Thomas Jeffery] 1790-1862
VG, 1st edition, 1824. In attractive contemporary light brown calf, gilt edge tooling, corners worn. Spine, decorative gilt tooling, gilt title to red calf label, edges worn. Internally, [3], (iv-x) misprinted ix, [1], 2-319 pp, page numbers…
Breezes from the Welsh Mountains: A Scrap Book of Cambrian Prose and Poetry
PRYSE John - editor 1826-1883
VG, c1858 First edition, in modern half calf over red marbled boards, some gilt tooling. Spine, gilt title & tooling to green calf label. Internally, [3], 4-67 pp, [1] contents, new endpapers. (230*145 mm). POetry by Aneurin; D ap…
Vigils
SASSOON Siegfried
In 20c, half calf over blue cloth. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, [4], 35 pp, [1], [3]blanks, [1] ms poetry, new endpapers. (225*142 mm). (Keynes A39d).
To My Mother
SASSOON Siegfried 1886-1967
VG, 1st edition, 2 illustrations, not dated but 1928. In the publishers blue printed soft paper covers, edges rubbed. Spine cracked at head. Internally, [2] blank, coloured frontis, 1 pp (poem), [1] adverts, 1 illustration to front cover (both…