The Worthines of Wales, A Poem.

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G, 2nd ed, 1776. In red marbled covers, printed title on white paper label to upper cover & spine. Internally, [2], (v-xv, [1], [1], 2-128 pp, grey endpapers, text block edges reddened. contemporary worn quarter calf over soiled green marbled boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, worn with some loss, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, [4], (v-xv), [1], [1], 2-128 pp, text block edges uncut, page 106 miss-numbered 06, short tear at to and to lower margin of p128. An unsophisticated copy. (12mo, 114*182 mm). Reprinted from the Edition of 1587. (ESTC T98908. Lowndes 452. Huth 317 for 1st ed). Title continues: A true note of the auncient castles, famous monuments, goodly Rivers, faire Bridges, fine Townes, and courteous People, that I have seen in the noble Countrie of Wales,... Churchyard's career is remarkable for its indefatigability in the face of continual poverty and disappointment, and the small degree of financial security he earned at the last was scant reward for so much effort on the margins of two careers. His poems and military exploits still attract attention, though nothing like enough to have satisfied Churchyard himself. (ODNB).