Nicholas islwyn (7 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. paperback, an ex-library copy with usual attributes, binding tight. 59pp.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2009). (1854) 2009 1st English language edition. 8vo paperback (148 x 210mm). Pp172. B/w photographs & illustrations, maps, bibliography. Very good second-hand paperback. In 1854, Machynlleth Literary Society offered a prize for the best composition on the subject of "Machynlleth and its Surroundings". There was only one entry, and this was written by a seventeen year-old named Evan Jones. Despite being the only entry, Jones's work exceeded the expectations of the judges and was published the same year, as Darlundraeth o Fachynlleth a'i Hamgylchoedd. Jones took some material from several well-known nineteenth-century guides to Wales, but a great deal of the book preserves information which would otherwise have disappeared. Even some of Jones's history which "might be branded as pure romance" (p.v), may well reflect Machynlleth's own view of its history at the time of publication. Jones went on to have a notable career as a minister, journalist, author and publisher, and was a major force in the Welsh Nonconformist movement. Although the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the publication of a number of guides to Wales, the region around Machynlleth was apparently not dealt with in any detail. Jones's book fills this gap interestingly and is well worth the attention of anyone keen to know more about this part of Mid Wales. .…

paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. paperback, a good tightly bound copy, free of markings, 62pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pbk, 119p. London: Foyles Welsh Press, 121 Charring Cross Rd, 1945. Covers rather dust-dulled, previous owner's inscription on t.p. o/w a clean copy in good condition. [Wales -Poet - French Revolution - Gorsedd - Eisteddfod .] g981 / m5744.

Edition Unstated. Very good paper copy rebound in title-blocked cloth, with a different title on the cover boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Subjects; Price, William 1800-1893. Price, William. Physicians Wales ; Biography. Cremation Religious aspects Christianity Wales History 19th century. Wales Price, William Biographies. 1 Kg.…

Limp beige boards. 119pp. A very clean copy.