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The Mountains of Wales An Anthology in Verse & Prose.
by REES Ioan Bowen 1929-1999
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0948714131
- ISBN 13
- 9780948714139
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newtown, Powys: Gwasg Gregynog, 1987. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. PARKER Rev John 1798-1860. VG+, Ltd ed, 8 pls. Bound in quarter stained transparent vellum by James Brockman and Desmond Shaw over grey Fabriano Roma hand made paper boards, gold rule, device in gold on upper cover, top edge gilt, titled in gold on the spine. 191 pp, 8 pls, folio, t.e.g., remainder uncut. In the publishers custom brown cloth slip case. (298*180 mm). (Esslemont/Hughes 160). Drawn on ten centuries of Welsh, Latin and English literature, this anthology ranges from the oldest traditions about Arthur to the autobiography of a hill farmers wife published in 1979. From Giraldus Cambrensis' reaction to Snowdonia in 1188 to that of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In between come the heroics of the Princes, the pioneer naturalists, Pennant and the early travellers, the great English romantic poets, the first climbers, artists like Augustus John and John Piper, writers like Edward Thomas and Robert Graves, TH Parry-Williams and RS Thomas. (
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007433
- Title
- The Mountains of Wales An Anthology in Verse & Prose.
- Author
- REES Ioan Bowen 1929-1999
- Illustrator
- PARKER Rev John 1798-1860
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0948714131
- ISBN 13
- 9780948714139
- Publisher
- Gwasg Gregynog
- Place of Publication
- Newtown, Powys
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Keywords
- Rees Mountains Wales Gregynog private press verse prose
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountains Mountaineering and Climbing;
- X weight
- 1.5 kg
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We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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