English Words Derived from the Ancient British or Welsh Language, English words derived from the ancient British or Welsh language : alphabetically arranged; also Original Poems, and select Gleanings. LEWIS James Publisher: J.P. Davies Publish Year: 1828 Publish Place: Carmarthen: Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007400 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Binding: No Binding Book Type: Unknown Edition: Inscription: Unknown £200.00 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Disbound, [5], 6-40 pp, a few spots to tp. VG Evidently the first and only edition. Six pages of vocabulary are followed by twenty three poems, at least seven of them original compositions by Lewis (including 'On Bath Hospital', and elegies for General Picton, George Cannijngs, James Lloys of Bronwydd, and William Lewes of LLynsnewydd). Other pieces include George Dyer's 'The Madam' James Montgomery's 'The Thunder Storm@, and selected gleanings from The Athenaeum and the Gentleman's Magazine ('The Suicide', 'The Seducer', 'The African's Complaint on board a Slave Ship'). Rare, not in BMC or NUC. 1 copy in NLW only & 1 copy in the USA. (209*133 mm).
