Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017224749 ISBN 13: 9781017224740
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
Verlag: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
ISBN 10: 0863814735 ISBN 13: 9780863814730
Anbieter: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017219664 ISBN 13: 9781017219661
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Verlag: British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011
ISBN 10: 1241305994 ISBN 13: 9781241305994
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New.
Verlag: British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011
ISBN 10: 1241315523 ISBN 13: 9781241315528
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New.
Verlag: Bridge Books, 1991
ISBN 10: 1872424147 ISBN 13: 9781872424149
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket.
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 110807359X ISBN 13: 9781108073592
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Lavishly illustrated, this two-volume travelogue appeared in 1778-81 and explores the scenery, buildings, artefacts and history of North Wales.
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 1108073603 ISBN 13: 9781108073608
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Lavishly illustrated, this two-volume travelogue appeared in 1778-81 and explores the scenery, buildings, artefacts and history of North Wales.
Verlag: Chinese Names Nov 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1910893218 ISBN 13: 9781910893210
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Although from North Wales, Thomas Pennant was initially known for his travel writing on Scotland, two well-regarded books about whose natural history were published in the early 1770s. And while his books on North Wales deal with geographical, mineralogical, botanical, ornithological, and ichthyological matters, A Tour in Wales, first publisned 1778, focuses primarily on the history and antiquities of the region. These he treated from a gentleman's perspective, his emphasis on the numerous castles, great Mediaeval families, and their estates or dominions; however, he does not neglect commerce, festivals, or notable structures, like city walls, bridges, or canals. Special attention is paid to Owain Glyndwr's conflict with Henry IV, a subject of enormous interest to the author. The text is bursting with a profusion of names, be it of locations or notable personages; thus, one has to admire Pennant's indefatigable thoroughness, laborious collecting of information, and remarkable erudition-particularly given the sources and tools available at the time, and the general difficulty in accessing books, maps, or documents. His prose is fluid, easy, and extraordinarily amenable, and comes enhanced with twenty-six beautiful engravings, first sketched on the field by Moses Griffiths, his travelling companion. Therefore, it is not surprising that Pennant's volume became the most significant literary reference for subsequent travel writers. His contemporary, Samuel Johnson praised him as a man who 'observes more things than any one else does', while his biographer, W. T. Parkins, considers this his 'best performance'.
Verlag: Henry Hughes, 1778, 1778
Anbieter: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
1st edn. Tall 8vo (9¾ x 7½ ins). Rebound in recent half calf, spine gilt ruled in six compartments with blind-stamped fleurons, marbled paper-laid boards and matching endpapers (Fine). Pp. [iv] + vi + [2] + 455 + [1] errata + [8] index, illus with vignette on title page and 26 engraved plates, many folding (plate XXV with tear at fold and some offsetting on facing pages; frontis a little toned; no inscriptions).
Verlag: Henry Hughes -84, 1778
Anbieter: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
1st Ed. 2 vols. Sm. 4to. T.p. + vi + [i] + 455pp. + [i] Errrata + Index [viii] + [ii] Adverts. + T.p. + T.p. + ii + [i] + 183pp. + [i] blank + Corrections and Additions pp.([185]-197) + [i] erratum + [i] advert + pp.(184-487). + Index [vi] + [ii] + 7pp. Supplement. 3 engraved title pages, 53 copper plates including some folding, several woodcuts, 2 vignettes, 10 supplemental plates. Plate iv volume 2 with sm burn hole, light sporadic browning, contemporary speckled calf boards with gilt rule to edges, corners scuffed, rebacked with much of intricately tooled gilt spines laid down, some marking and minor loss to boards. Ex.-libris Richard Gregory Esq. of Coole, near Gort, Ireland, Captain of the Coldstream Guards. Ex.-libris John Waldie.Volume 2 has added title page engraved: The journey to Snowdon. London, Printed by H. Hughes, 1781.First and best editions, containing matter and information not in subsequent editions, the impressions of the plates far exceed the later editions.Pennant was accompanied on his travels by John Lloyd (1733-93), the text of his volumes was well-written and clearly illustrated (the drawings were by his servant Moses Griffith), which make them, among detailed surveys, the best as well as the earliest of their kind. US$489.
Verlag: Printed for Benjamin White, at Horace's Head, in Fleet Street, London, 1784
Anbieter: Keoghs Books, Skipton, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Moses Griffiths (illustrator). Second edition copy of Pennant's influential work on the topography, history and antiquities of Wales which includes 62 plates, 37 in Volume I, and 25 in Volume II. Vol I: 26 plates (including the title page) as called for, 9 of which are folding, plus an additional plate which is listed in Vol II, and the ten supplemental plates, one of which is folding. Vol II: 25 plates, 2 of which are title pages. There is a mistake in the pagination in Volume II so page numbers 184 -191 are used twice. Vol. I, [x], 1 - 488, [viii] index, [8] text to accompany the supplemental plates. Vol II [ii] blank, vi, [ii], [1] - 191, [1], 184 - 487, [viii] index. Bound in speckled calf with red and green morocco labels, with five raised bands, ornate gilt decoration to compartments and titles in gilt. Quarto. Vol I: wear to leather with bumped corners and edges, slight splitting at top and tail of hinges, nicks to spine (some loss at top) and back board, bookplate and small label to pastedown along with an ink mark and an ink number on the ffep, pages clean, binding firm. Vol II: Similarly worn leather with splitting starting in the front hinge, headband coming loose, one leaf torn (without loss), damp stains to six plates, some foxing and occasional marks but generally clean. Overall both volumes good to very good condition.
Verlag: Benjamin White, London, 1784
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). The second and best edition of Thomas Pennant's beautiful look at the scenery of Wales, an illustrated set complete with folding plates. The second and preferred edition of this workComplete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T213985.In gilt to the front boards 'Board of Agriculture 1805'.Volume I illustrated with a vignette title page, four folding plates, and twenty-two plates.Volume II illustrated with two vignette title pages, one folding plate, thirty-five plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.A vivid topographical tour of Wales, a study of the beauty of the country alongside anecdotes on the zoology and botany.The first volume was first published in 1778, covering only a limited area of the country. Pennant remedied this with his following two parts, exploring more of the country.Thomas Pennant was a Welsh naturalist, antiquarian, and traveller. He's known for his zoological works, including 'A History of Quadrupeds'.'The Journey to Snowden' with a separate title page, continuous pagination, dated 1781. In a rebacked binding, with calf to the boards and cloth spines. Externally, generally smart. Label to the tail of the spine of Volume II. Evidence of former wear to the extremities of the boards, with small chips and surface cracks. Light discolouration to the boards. Front joints are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Very Good. book.
Verlag: Gwasg Gregynog, Newtown, Wales, 2006
Anbieter: SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS, ABA, ILAB, LONDON, Vereinigtes Königreich
20 spectacular colour woodcuts by Rigby Graham, several being double page and dramatic colour woodcut endpapers. No. 79 of 150 copies. Set in Monotype Baskerville and printed on Velin arches pure cotton mould-made paper. Folio, original citron morocco backed orange cloth sides with gilt designs by Rigby Graham blocked on both sides, gilt lettering on spine, housed in the original purple cloth covered slipcase with design by Rigby Graham blocked in gilt on one side. Spine minutely darkened, otherwise as new. The text is taken from Thomas Pennant's famous eighteenth century work 'A Tour in Wales' and is here edited with an introduction by Gwyn Walters who perfectly captures the spirit and writings of the great naturalist and antiquarian who originally came from Flintshire. Rigby Graham's illustrations, which dramatically blend the eighteenth and twenty-first century landscapes are exciting and vibrant and stand as a monument to his remarkable achievements as an important British illustrator and printmaker.
Verlag: Henry Hughs, London, 1778
Anbieter: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Kanada
Contemporary full calf, edge of sides in gilt, spine expertly rebacked with matching tones and 6 compartments of raised bands, title in gilt on two, Pennant a Welsh naturalist and antiquary, belonged to a distinguished Welsh family, for many generations resident at Downing, Flintshire, where he was born. In 1778 he brought out A Tour in Wales. Most of this tour was through the northern Welsh Marches and along the north coast to Bangor. Later on this tour was followed by a Jouney to Snowdon (part 1 in 1781; part 2 in 1783), afterwards this formed the second part of the tour., Size : 4to, Engraved title-page with a vignette of Caergwrle Castle by P. Mazell after M. Griffiths 26 plates by P. Mazell, P.C. Canet, J. Caldwall, and W. Watts after M. Griffiths (9 folding) P. 434 there is an engraved vignette of a Welsh Harp, P. title, blank, (1), ii-vi (1), blank, 455, index (9), advertisements (2) Occasional light foxing otherwise an excellent copy.
Verlag: Printed by Henry Hughes, London, 1783
Anbieter: BLACK SWAN BOOKS, INC., ABAA, ILAB, Richmond, VA, USA
Pennant -- the Welsh naturalist who made his home for the entirety of life at Downing Hall -- calls this a "sequel": "In this, the sequel of my former tour, I directed my course westward from Downing, passed by Whiteford, our parish church, and ascended the hill of Garreg, or the Rock, a high and most conspicuous part of the country." While there is a leaf of "Directions to the Book-binder, and List of the Plates", it seems to bear little resemblance to reality. This copy has 15 full pages scenic plates, of which one is folding; one full page plate of inscriptions, and four engraved vignettes. Quarter calf over marbled boards, with titling visible though the label is lacking. Front board reinforced at the hinge. Foxed.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1778
Anbieter: Scarthin Books ABA, ILAB., Cromford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1778 Book Hardcover Very Good Fourteen quarto volumes, bound in half brown Morocco and tan buckram the endpapers are thin card with one-sided sugar-paper finish The set was given as a gift in March 1926 (ink inscriptions on each first leaf, and several have also the pencilled inscription "Rebound Sept 1925" Blind-embossed raised bands and decorative "cartouches", titles in gilt, publication dates in gilt at foot of spines, ranging from 1778 to 1801 Top edges red-speckled, other edges untrimmed in most volumes many maps and plates, some folding, some hand-coloured in outline A very clean, noble and stoutly-bound set, some foxing in particular areas, chiefly, as usual, to early and late leaves and plates This is a preliminary listing Detailed collation to follow or on request Inspection is invited (by appointment, please) Obviously a VERY heavy set, which would cost some £200 or more to send safely outside the UK An extra charge may also need to be made for inland postage or carriage.