The Scenery, Antiquities and Biography of South Wales, MALKIN Benj. Heath 1769-1842 Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme Publish Year: 1807 Publish Place: London: Paternoster Row. Illustrator: Various Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 004708 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Second Edition Inscription: Unknown £65 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 2 vols, 2nd ed, VG, 1807, 2 pls. In modern full leather, decorative blind tooling. Spines, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to green calf labels. Internally, new marbled endpapers, no inscriptions. Vol 1, frontis, [2], [5], (vi-xi), [1], [1], 2-475 pp, [1], (22) index, 1 pl. Vol 2, frontis, [2], [1], 2-555 pp, 1 pl. Light offsetting, chip to edge of 1 pl, the first edition was published in 1804 and there was another edition in 1970!. (Anderson 340). Title continues: From materials collected during two excursions in the year 1803. Malkin was a school master and antiquary who began his working life as a Lawyer, friend of William Blake and founded the Society for the Improvement of the Workin Population in Glamorgan. See ODNB.
