Barddoniaeth Dafydd Ab Gwilym GWILYM Dafydd ab. JONES Owen 1741-1814. PUGHE William Owen 1759-1835 Publisher: H. Baldwin etc Publish Year: 1789 Publish Place: Llundain Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007496 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Jacket Condition: Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £250.00 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information "A sketch of the life and writings of Dafydd ab Gwilym... " In contemporary full calf, corners & edges rubbed, some marks. Spine, rebacked, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Internally, [2], [1], (ii-xliii), [1], [1], 2-548 pp, ms dedication to fep (John Lloyd of Dolgelley 1876), remains of removed bookplate to fpd, text block edges yellowed. (184*120 mm). (Libri Walliae 1482. ESTC T144685). Begins with a sketch of the life and writings of Dafydd ab Gwilym, by Owen Jones in English with the remainder in Welsh. Dafydd is remarkable in his age for the large number of poems which he wrote about nature and about love. In this respect he far exceeded all his contemporaries, not only in amount but also in inspiration. See NLW.
