The Beauties of Cambria; Consisting of sixty views in North and South Wales; Each view accompanied by a page of Letter-Press HUGHES H [Hugh] 1790-1863 Publisher: The Proprietor Publish Year: 1823 Publish Place: London Illustrator: HUGHES Hugh Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007235 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Inscribed by Author(s) £200 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, 1st ed, 1823, 60 pls. Oblong, in attractive contemporary full long grain maroon morocco, decorative gilt tooling. Re-spined, old laid down, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling and titles. Internally, no pagination, title within triple lined box, dedication, preface, followed by an interesting 3 page list of subscribers with a contents list to verso, followed by the leaves of plates and text, most plates tissue guarded, "Presented by the Author" to tp along with something else not discernible, brown marbled endpapers, occasional light spotting, crease & short repaired margin tear to last pl. An example in better than usual condition. (190*240 mm). Hughes, Hugh [pseud. Cristion], painter and engraver. Between 1819 and 1822 he worked at Meddiant Farm on a volume of wood-engravings entitled Beauties of Cambria (1823) which was published by subscription and which became his best-known work. All the views were engraved by himself, fifty-eight from his own drawings. See ODNB. & Roberts Eminent Welshmen 180.
