A Topographical Dictionary of the Dominion of Wales;

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VG, 1st ed, 1811. In modern half calf, contemporary boards, some gilt tooling, boards marked. Spine, to style, gilt tooling and titles. Internally, half title, [6], [1], (ii-xl), [602pp] but B-4H, occasional short contemporary marginal note, some light edge browning & spotting, a few leaf corners nibbled. Eventually became part of a 6 volume work - England 2 vols, 1808. Ireland 1 vol, 1810. Wales 1 vol 1811. and Scotland & the Islands, 2 vols 1813. Fascinating! (Lowndes 374. Allibone 342. Anderson 336). Title continues: exhibiting the names of the several cities, towns, parishes, townships, and hamlets, with the county and division of the county, to which they respectively belong : the valuation and patrons of ecclesiastical benefices, and the tutelary saint of each church : the resident population, according to the returns made to Parliament, in 1801 : and the amount of parochial assessments, according to the returns made to Parliament, in 1803 : the distance and bearing of every place from the nearest post-office, and of the post-offices from the metropolis : markets, and fairs : members of Parliament, and corporations : free schools : petty sessions, Etc