A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF BRECKNOCK In Two Volumes. Containing the Chorography, General History, Religion, Laws, Customs, Manners, Language and System of Agriculture used in that County.

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Reprinted Ed. 2 vols. in 3 parts bound in 1 vol. 4to. Limitation leaf + title page + [xviii] + title page + vi + [ii] Subscribers + 163pp. + [i] title page + ix + [i] + pp.(177-373). + [i] + title page + pp.([377]-542). + [ii] additional subscribers + [iv] + v + 30pp. + [ii] + 3pp. + [i] + [xxiv] + [ii] + [v] subscribers + [i] + [viii] Index. Title page vignettes, 3 ports., 25 plates, 1 plate of music, 2 plans, folding map. Lacking folding map @p.163 and 4 pages of colour armorial device @p.373, ex.-libris H.R. Grant & Sons, Castle Street Hay-on-Wye and with a presentation label from the Publishers Edwin Davies, tissue guards to ports. heavily spotted with spotting offsetting onto facing pages, occasional thumbing, f.e.ps. lightly browned, original gilt lettered red cloth with black lettering and black ruled border to upper board, soiled faded and rubbed, some staining to upper board, sl. shaken, a.e.red. No. 156 of a Limited Edition of 600 Copies.Theophilus Jones (1759-1812). The above still continues to be the standard work on the county; comprehensive and scholarly, despite some bias, it is the most noteworthy of the Welsh county histories. Additional postage may be necessary US$150.

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Titel

A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF BRECKNOCK In Two Volumes. Containing the Chorography, General History, Religion, Laws, Customs, Manners, Language and System of Agriculture used in that County.

Verlag

Brecknock: Re-printed and Sold by Edwin Davies

Erscheinungsjahr

1898

Einband

Hardcover

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