Three Essays, on the Subjects Proposed By the Cambrian Society... PARRY John Humffreys 1786-1825. ROBERTS Rev John 1775-1829. Publisher: Dyfed Cambrian Society Publish Year: 1825 Publish Place: Caermarthen Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 000655 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Good Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £75 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information In contemporary cream printed paper boards, black ink title within chain border, adverts to lower cover. Spine taped together. Internally, ink number to fpd, pencil notes to verso fep, small lib stamp to verso of tp and ep, [7], 8-112 pp, watermarked 1810 to the 3 title pages, printed by Jonathan Harris, Dark Gate, Carmarthen. (NSTC 2C7901. 2WAL44). Uncommon, WorldCat only lists 3 UK copies, Bangor, U of Wales and BL. Title continues: Three Essays, on the Subjects Proposed By the Cambrian Society in Dyfed, Which Gained the Respective Prizes, at the Eisteddfod, Held at Caermarthen, in September 1823. The 3 essays are: 1. An Essay on the navigation of the Britons from the earliest dawn of their history to the close of the twelth century including the probability of Madog ab Owain Gwynedd, and his followers settling in any part of the Western Hemisphere. By John Humffreys Parry. 2. An Essay on the Ancient Manners and customs of the Britons now existing in the Principality. By John Humffreys Parry. 3. Reasons for rejecting the Welsh Orthography, that is proposed and attempted to be introduced, with a view of superseding the system that has been established since the publication of Dr Davies's Grammar and Dictionary and Bishop Parry's edition of the Welsh Bible, and that of 1630. By the Rev John Roberts.
