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Ancient and Modern Denbigh: WITH The Records of Denbigh and its Lordship: WITH MS Biography of Peake family
by WILLIAMS John (Glanmor) 1811-1891
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Vale Street, Denbigh. Hope Street, Wrexham.: J Williams. George Bayley., 1856. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2 volumes bound as 1, VG, 1st eds + MS Bio Notes, 11 pls, 5 illustrations. In attractive full red contemporary calf, gilt edge tooling, corners & edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, relaid, raised bands, gilt tooling & tiles, edges rubbed. Internally, gilt tooling to board edges, red marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate to fpd (Hugh Budgen Peake: Middle Temple), half title & guarded frontis present, tp (Ancient and Modern Denbigh), 1856, [8], [1], 2-362 pp, 3 pls, 5 illustrations, with an extra 4 loose plates. Half title and portrait frontis present, tp (The Records of Denbigh and its Lordship), Vol 1 (all published), 1860, (xii), [1], 2-231 pp, 4 pls (including 1 portrait), 81 page ms account of the Peake family (of Bowden?) probably by HB Peake (see bookplate), the loose plates in the first part are of, Denbigh Castle, Denbigh Royal Bowling Green, Ruin of Old St Davids, and Goblin Tower, all of which are rare. Lots of marginal notes all in the same hand, envelope addressed to Peake tipped onto fep. A unique and interesting local offering. WILLIAMS, cleric, poet, and antiquary. See NLW WBO.
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Ancient and Modern Denbigh: WITH The Records of Denbigh and its Lordship: WITH MS Biography of Peake family
- Author
- WILLIAMS John (Glanmor) 1811-1891
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J Williams. George Bayley.
- Place of Publication
- Vale Street, Denbigh. Hope Street, Wrexham.
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 2.43 lbs
- Keywords
- Glanmor John Williams Denbigh records history wales welsh High Budgen Peake Bowden
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- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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