The Tourist's Guide Through the County of Caernarvon, WILLIAMS Rev PB (Peter Bailey 1763-1836) Publisher: J Hulme Publish Year: 1821 Publish Place: Caernarvon: Turf-Square. Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 006254 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Fair Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Boards Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £25 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Fair, 1st ed, 1821. In its original quarter paper over blue printers boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Worn spine, soiled & cracked, ink titles to paper labels. Internally, [9], (10-189 pp, ([1], (ii-xxiii), ink name to fpd (Tho. ? Davies) ms notes to ep, lacks front blanks, some spotting, book dealer label to fpd (Underhill), top edge cut remainder not. A fair copy, un restored. (Folio, 142*228 mm). (Anderson 345). Title continues: Containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c. Williams, Church of England clergyman and writer, whose interests were mainly literary, contributed to contemporary journals and patronized promising young writers. Although he was an assiduous copier of the works of medieval poets and a collector of historical minutiae, he can hardly be described as a competent antiquarian. See ODNB for a full Bio.