Search Results: Authors starting with H from Madoc Books

No. 40 Charing Cross: W Wigstead, 1800. No Binding. Near Fine. WIGSTEAD H. A B&W pl titled A Welsh Landlady, by H Wigstead and published by W Wigstead of Charing Cross Jan 1, 1800, a plate from H Wigsteads Remaks on a Tour to North and South Wales in the year 1797, sheet 197*112, image 178*102 mm, 2 small pieces of mounting tape at head verso.

London: E Williams, 1815. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HAVELL I . 1st ed, 1815, VG, 10 pls. In green half calf, marbled boards, gilt tooling, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, decorative gilt toolling, title in gilt to red calf label. Internally, half title present, (viii), 360 pp, 10 pl, (9 coloured), plates depicting various scenes including the ancient method of reaping, singing to the harp and dancing, and more, the 10th plates is a plan of the City of Troy, some offsetting, although the plates themselves are in an excellent state, edges of several pages and the margin of one plate discoloured, some spotting to eps. Has articles on Druidism, Merlin, King Arthur, Lent, Wakes, Christmas, Welsh Music, Corpse-candle, Burials, Faries, Sacrilege punished, Eagle of Snowdon, Maen Morddwyd in Anglesea, Cock-fighting to mention but a few! (Tooley 403. Allibone 1819). Title continues: The Cambrian Popular Antiquities or an… Read More

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909 In red cloth with black ink tooling, gilt titles, corners a little bumped. Spine has faded, edges worn and bumped, titles in gilt, faded. Internally, ink dedication to ffep, half title, coloured frontis, (xvi), 240 pp, [4], 2 pull out maps and 20 coloured plates (of 20) by Heaton Cooper

London: Putnam, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. DJ Watkins-Pitchford (BB) (Denys James) 1905-1990. In green cloth covers with title in gilt to spine. DW is Not priced clipped, title and image in black & white, other border images in green and white. Internally, frontis, [6], 7-86 pp, 1 pl, 1 map, 8 woodcuts, evidence of book label removal to fpd. Part of the Fishermans Choice series, edited by Colin Willock. (216*137 mm).

170, Strand, WC: The Bazaar" Office, 1881. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. WHITE H. 1st ed, VG, 1881, 21 pls. Complete. In its original gilt printed green cloth, corners & edges bumped & worn a little. Spine, edges bumped, gilt titles. Internally, frontis, [4], [1], 2-481 pp, (21) adverts, 21 pls (B&W), numerous illustrations within text, errata tipped in, a.e.g., hinges strenghtened. A very good copy. (Folio, 131*196 mm). (Callahan p170. Westwood p125. Sage p122). Title continues: dealing with the natural history, the legendary lore, the capture of British freshwater fish, and tackle and tackle making.

Broad Street, Bristol: L.H. Weston. Audio Book (DVD). Good. JUKES F. BIGG WR. Original lithograph, by Hawkins after Syer, published by Day & Haghe c1830, leaf 384*278 mm, image 302*202 mm. foxing to margins, occasional spot to image, some backing tape to verso.

London:: Hutchinson & Co. . 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. ROBINSON Heath. VG, First edition, [1934], in the publishers illustrated boards, a little light soiling. Re-spined in green cloth with printed titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [4], (v-vi), 11-95 pp, [1], 90+ humorous B&W illustrations, occasional light spot & light margin finger soiling. (312*251 mm).

Aberystwyth: The National Library of Wales, 1942. First . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Modern rebind in tan buckram, gilt title to spine. Internally, [5], (vi-vii), [1], [1], 2-92 pp, ink owners name to fep. The original book bound into the modern buckram & new endpapers etc. A very nice copy of an important reference title. The National Library of wales Journal Supplement Series III Number 1

London: Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1867. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gustave Dore 1832-1883. VG, 1st ed, 1867, 1 map, 112 illustrations. In red cloth, gilt title, & coat of arms, corners & edges a little bumped & worn, beveled edges, light marks. Spine, faded, gilt title, edges bumped & worn. Internally, frontis and engraved half title with vignette present, title page in red and black ink withing ruled borders, (xvi), 326 pp, 1 map, 112 illustrations, [2], [6] adverts, small bookseller label to ep, dark green endpapers, book plate of LB McCulloch and small bookseller label to fpd. (241*1162 mm). Details of a tour through Bordeaux, to Val de Luz to Biarritz etc illustrated by Dore. Doré, (Louis Auguste) Gustave, illustrator. See ODNB for a full Bio.

London: King's-Arms, No. 16, Paternoster-Row: Alex Hogg, 1786. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. HAMILTON Robert. KITCHIN T. CONDER T.. With 244 B&W images (maps, plans, coins, & topographical views) Tall Folio, first edition, contemporary full sheep, corners & edges worn. Spine, raised bands, gilt titles to red morocco label, edges worn along joints. Internally, frontis, [4], [1], 2-42 pp, (not paginated) + 127 leaves of text, 125 leaves of plates, made up of: 11 leaves single views, 6 leaves coins, 89 leaves each with 2 images, 1 leaf with 3 images, 4 leaves with 4 images, 1 leaf with 10 views, 1 with 6, 4 leaves with 9 plans, 9 leaves with 10 maps for total of 244 images. 2 text leaves & 1 plate leaf with paper repairs, title & frontis creased and split, without loss, paper repairs to 2 . (366*243mm). (ESTC T122443).

1881. Hardcover. Very Good. Henry Clarke. A suite of 22 engravings on copper, with all scenes identified, of Tivy Side, Cardigan and Neighborhood engraved by Henry Clarke MD, the Medical Officer of Wakefield Prison, a weekend photographer and serious amateur artist. Clarke spent his holiday in August 1881, in Cardigan and produced these 22 engravings, all on loose single leafs, sized 39.3*28 cm, paper watermarked J Whatman B 1882, one leaf has a tiny pin hole to a margin, another leaf has Love Lane Wakefield blind stamped to a top corner margin. Housed in a custom made blue up and over cloth box, with title in gilt to blue leather label, gilt tooling. Wakefield Historical Society published a book of Clarke's drawings in 1977, and many of his drawings appeared in the 2nd ed of Clarkson's Memories of Merry Wakefield 1889. 1.The Tivy Side Cardigan and Neighbourhood. Our Summer Holiday 1881. Notes on Copper by HC Wakefield. 22*16 cm, Folio. 2.Ebeno? Lane August 1881. Signed HC. 16*11 cm,… Read More

Cardiff University of Wales Press board: Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales, 1966. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG+, 2nd, 1966. In red cloth, gilt titles, corners rubbed. Spine, edges bumped, title in gilt. DustJacket a little soiled to spine, not clipped. Internally, half title, [4], (v-xiii), [1], [1], 2-342 pp. A Very Good copy. (244*147 mm).

Cardiff: Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales, 1942. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG+, 1st ed, 1942. In red cloth, gilt titles, corners rubbed. Spine, edges bumped, title in gilt. lacks the dust jacket. Internally, half title, [6], (vii-xiii), [1], [1], 2-342 pp, some light spotting to blanks & text block fore edge, ink name to fep (Foulkes Jones). A Very Good copy. (155*246 mm).

London: No. 17, Pater-Noster-Row: C. Cooke, 1792. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. CORBOULD R. SINGLETON H.. VG, 4 volumes, [1792], 15 plates, first Cooke edition, in contemporary tree calf, gilt edge tooling, corners bumped & worn. Spines, worn, edges bumped. Vol 1, additional engraved title with woodcut, plus the series edition & dedication both engraved, (iv), [1], 6-14, [1], (xvi-xx), [1], 22-264 pp, 7 pls. Vol 2, additional eng. title, [3], 4-272, 4 pls. V3, additional eng title, [3], 4-231, 2 pl. V4, eng tp, [3], 4-276 pp, 2 pl. All vols blue marbled endpapers, vols 1&2 with bookplate to fpds (Rev John Roberts), upper joints cracked, spine title labels lacking in V2&4, vertical spine crack to V2. Dated per ESTC 1792, plates dated 1792, the additional eng pl 1793. (142*85 mm). (ESTC T1941). estc T1941

Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square, London: Jones & Co, 1830. First Edition . Paper Covers. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gastineau. Original sheet form as issued. 5 booklets which would have eventually been bound when complete into the 1 book. These 5 booklets are bound in brown paper covers with title and Welsh plume image in black ink, all edges worn and chipped. Titles state No. 1, 2, 6, 10 & 13 are all India proofs, Jones Views in Wales, comprising in about 20 numbers The Most Picturesque and Beautiful Scenery in that Romantic Country, unequalled in Europe: Each number Containing Four Views ( B&W), 2 to a page followed by 4 pages of text describing the images. Uncommon to find a Gastineau in this original form & although not complete is worth buying for the adverts to the endpage! Comprising the picturesque scenery, towns, castles, seats of the nobility & gentry, antiquities etc...

London: Jones & Co, 1830. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Henry Gastineau. Newly rebound in quarter calf over marbled boards. Spine, gilt titles. Internally, engraved title page with woodcut of the Menai Straits, (2), 20 pp, [32] descriptive text, 26 leaves of plates, (52 views, engraved on steel), with tissue guards, new endpapers, some minor offsetting throughout. Gastineau, landscape painter, who throughout his career had portrayed a familiar round of architectural subjects and attractive views of the home counties, the southern coast, Yorkshire, Scotland, and Wales. From 1829, however, he did branch out, showing continental scenes following visits to Italy, Germany, and Switzerland, some of which were said to have taken place in the company of his friend J. M. W. Turner. See ODNB for a full Bio.

London: Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square: Jones & Co, 1830. First Edition . Half Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. GASTINEAU Gastineau. 2 vols, 1st ed, 1830. In uniform dark blue long grained morocco, attractive decorative gilt tooling, edges & corners rubbed. Spine, faded, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Internally, Vol 1, North Wales, 1830, engraved titlepage with vignette, [1], 2-20 pp, then not paginated, (Signatures: B1-2B2, *2B1 only, & C only - pl list), 48 leaves of pls depicting 89 views. Vol 2, South Wales, engraved tp with vignette, (2C-3O3, [2] engravings list, 69 leaves of plates (many with 2 images per leaf). A.e.g., yellow endpapera, Vol 2 hinge paper cracked, occasional spot. A lovely set. (207*269 mm). Gastineau, landscape painter, who despite his popularity as an artist, relied heavily on teaching, both privately and at various schools, and this income was further supplemented by the regular… Read More

London: Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square.: Jones & Co, 1830. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. GASTINEAU Henry. 1st ed, 1830 224 views on 112 pls. In dark half calf, marbled boards, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn, gilt and blind tooling. Relaid spine, gilt tooling and title. Internally, marbled end papers, frontis, engraved title page, [6], 18, [4], [1], 2-18, (F2-2B2. Souith Wales 2C-*2B2), 224 views on 112 pl, minimal foxing and light offsetting, some tape marks and wear to boards, small binders label to fpd, 2 ink names to verso fep (C Carne Williams BD), ink no to engr list. Gastineau, landscape painter, whose works were mainly reproduced by steel-engraving, but lithography was also used, and he himself occasionally drew subjects on stone. See ODNB. Title continues: Comprising the Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Seats of the Nobility & Gentry, Antiquities etc.. Accompanied by Historical and Topographical… Read More

London: Haywards & Moore, 1839. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. G, 1839, 1st ed. In green cloth, corners and edges a little bumped and worn. Spine, worn, edges bumped and worn, title to paper label which is worn. Internally, ink name and small gutter tear to fep, ink name to titlepage, first thousand, [10], 188 pp, printed by G Davey, Broad Street, Bristol. The author's saga of old Cambria takes up the first 120 pp of this little volume. (169*106 mm). (Minor British Poets P1. 465. Provincial Poetry 376)

London: No 16 Paternoster-Row: Alex Hogg, 1795. New Edition w/Alterations & Improvements . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. RYLEY. MYERS. PAGE. NOBLE. EASTGATE. PELTRO. ETC. 1795, c450 pp, 116 leaves of plates. In contemporary calf boards, corners and edges a little bumped and worn, a few scratches to covers. New spine, to style, gilt tooling, title in gilt to black leather label. Internally, new end papers, frontis, [4], [1]. 2-42 pp thereafter un-paginated, but c450 pages, with 116 leaves of plates, mostly 2 some 6 to a page, plans, folio 37.5*23.2cm. (2 ff, A-K2, B-B2 thereafter not paginated). The last leaf gives a History of Ancient English Burials. First published in parts as -Historical descriptions of new and elegant picturesque views of the antiquities of England and Wales. (ESTC T189587. Allibone 222 states that Henry Boswell is probably a pseudonym).