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Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards. WITH The Bardic Museum
by JONES Edward 1752-1824 [Bardd y Brenin]
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: No 3, in Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London: Edward Jones, 1794. New Edition Doubly Augmented & Improved . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. LOUTHERBOURG. IBBETSON. SMITH. JONES. VG+, 2 Vols, 1794 & 1802. In attractive mid 19c half calf over red marbled boards (by Fazakerley of Liverpool), some gilt tooling, corners rubbed. Spines, rubbed, raised bands, gilt titles. Internally, Vol 1 - Welsh Bards, 1794, frontis, engraved dedication,[2], [1], (ii-viii), 183 pp, 3 pls, printed slip showing the change of publishers address to tp, ink name to frontis verso. Vol 2 - Bardic Museum, 1802, frontis, [3], (iv-xvi), [1], 2=-60 pp, [1], (xviii-xx), 61-112 pp, 1 pl (hand coloured), 1 illustration within text, title with contemp. ink note correcting the publishers address, some offsetting & occasional spotting. Both volumes, t.e.g., remainder yellowed, red marbled endpapers, binders stamp to verso fep, armorial bookplates to fpd & feps (Edward Samuelson & Mexborough). An attractive set. (330*241 & 333*247 mm). (ESTC T115800. Libri Walliae 2862). The significance of his work on traditional Welsh music lies not only in the preservation of the music itself, but also in the fact that it opened up Welsh history and culture as an area of interest for other antiquaries. See ODNB.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards. WITH The Bardic Museum
- Author
- JONES Edward 1752-1824 [Bardd y Brenin]
- Illustrator
- LOUTHERBOURG. IBBETSON. SMITH. JONES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition Doubly Augmented & Improved
- Publisher
- Edward Jones
- Place of Publication
- London: No 3, in Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Weight
- 6.83 lbs
- Keywords
- Wales Welsh Bards Music History Druids
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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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