A Collection of Welch Travels and Memoirs of Wales
by Torbuck James. Holdsworth E. Cobb Samuel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
Clare Court Drury Lane: J Torbuck, 1742. A rare boook of four pamphlets including The Briton described, a trip to North Wales both by Torbuck . A funeral sermon by the parson of Langwillin. The Welch school master being some observations made in the school of Llandwwfwrhy by R P during his residence there in 1708. Miscipula or the Mouse Trap a poem written in Latin by E Holdsworth in Latin made English by Samuel Cobb. The last page is a list of books published and sold by J Torbuck.There are nice primitive engravings to each frontis there is damp staining through out a total of 115 pages. All in a handsome professional rebind done some years ago quarter dark brown leather with gilt title down the narrow spine marbled boards new endpapers . First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated with Engravings. 8V0.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004238
- Title
- A Collection of Welch Travels and Memoirs of Wales
- Author
- Torbuck James. Holdsworth E. Cobb Samuel
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with Engravings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J Torbuck
- Place of Publication
- Clare Court Drury Lane
- Date Published
- 1742
- Keywords
- Wales, Welsh, Welch, Early Wales, Early Welsh Book.
- Bookseller catalogs
- English & Irish Literature; Travel Books; Topography; First Editions; Fine Antiquarian Bindings & Finely Rebound;
- Size
- 8V0
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
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