Search Results: Titles starting with C from Madoc Books

Londini: [Henry Hills], 1709. No Binding. Fair. Disbound, [2], (iii-vi), 7-15 pp, [1] adverts, light browning, with a tiny circular wormhole in the bottom margin, forward tp edge trimmed affecting vignette. Uncommon! (177*110 mm). (ESTC T168176. Foxon, R197). Work is attributed to Thomas Richards of Jesus College, Oxford. Richards wrote it in response to Edward Holdsworth's 'Muscipula', published: London, 1709. 'Muscipula' ridiculed the Welsh, and Richards retaliated with his 'Hoglandia' a verse in Latin which satirizes Hampshire, Holdsworth's native county. First word transliterated from the Greek. Dedication on p. iii-iv is to "H--S--" [i.e. Henry Sacheverell] and is signed "M.C." (Maredyduys Caduganus = pseudonym for Richards). cf. Halkett and Laing. Signatures: A8. "'Apparently a piracy' (Foxon)."--ESTC. Catalogue of poems "printed and sold by Henry Hills," on last page. According to Foxon and ESTC there were… Read More

London: Farringdon Street. New York: 18, Beekman Street.: Geo. Routledge & Co., 1858. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. DALZIEL. VG, 2nd ed, 4 pls. Uncommon. In the original worn red embossed cloth, gilt titles. corners & edges lightly bumped & worn. Spine, faded gilt titles, edges bumped & worn. Internally, frontis, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-184 pp, (4) adverts, 4 pls (B&W), lacks fep. (Folio, 10.3*15.4 cms). The first edition was published the year earlier (1854).

London: York Street, Covent Garden.: Bell and Daldy, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. COOPER R.. VG, 1870, 2 pls. In blue embossed cloth, corners bumped & worn. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Frontis, engraved tp (dated 1852), [3], 4-40. [2], [2], [1], 2-63, [1]. [3], 6-39, [1]. [3], 6-37, [1]. [1], 40-51, [1]. [3], (iv-xii), [1], 2-103, [1]. [1], 2-41, [1]. [1], 2-36. [1], 2-46. [3], 4-40 pp, 2 pls. Brown endpapers, ink name (Harvey), a bookseller label (Randle) to fpd, bottom edge cut others not, damp stain to corner of 1st 2 leaves. Authors & titles are: Rasselas / Samuel Johnson -- Vicar of Wakefield / Oliver Goldsmith -- Exiles of Siberia / Madame Cottin -- Paul and Virginia / Bernardin Saint-Pierre -- Indian cottage / Bernardin Saint-Pierre -- Gulliver's travels / Jonathan Swift -- Sterne's sentimental journry / Laurence Sterne -- Sorrows of Werter / [anonymous translation of the work by Johann Wolfgang von… Read More

London: T Clay, 1818. No Binding. Very Good. An attractive coloured aquatint of Cader Idris, in Merioneth, drawn by Thomas Compton, engraved by T Cartwright and published by T Clay, 1st March 1818. Plate number 5 of Comptons Northern Cambrian Mountains. Print oblong - 31.5*22.5cm, image 22.5*15cm.

London, : T. Mc Lean, 1818. No Binding. Very Good. A large margined aquatint of Cadir Idris from an original drawing by J. Varley, in the possession of T Rickards, published in London, July 1, 1818 by T. Mc. Lean, 2 light marginal ctreases, watermarked J Whatman, Turkey Mills, 1817, sheet 460*322, image 280*182 mm.

Luntain: Heol y Coed, Fynon Meusyd.: S Rousseau, 1808. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pughe's very rare and curious History of the Welsh language written in his own invented idiosyncratic orthography. In the original quarter paper over blue marbled boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, worn, some paper loss, no title. Internally, [3], 4-87 pp, edges uncut, paper watermarked 1807. With inscription to fep from author to W. Herbert in 1818, then another gift note from Rev E Herbert to Rev DL davies in 1884, some light spotting & offsetting, evidence of bookplate removal to fpd. (195*126 mm). (Libri Walliae 4183). OCLC locate 5 in Wales none at the BL or in the US. A very good copy in original boards of a very rare book.

Newtown, Montgomeryshire: The Gregynog Press, 1936. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gregynog sheets custom bound by Paul Delrue. In a superb full goatskin, some blind edge tooling, spine raised bands, blind tooling, title in gilt to black calf label. Internally, [2], (iii-xiii), [1], 149 pp, [1], [1] limitation, title page in red & black inks, top edge cut, remainder not, an edition limited to 225 copies, binders stamp to fpd. (234*153 mm).

Manchester:: Taylor Garnett Evans and Co, 1923. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HEMP W.J. HALL J.P.. In grey & white printed cloth, corners rubbed. Spine, black ink titles. Poor dust jacket with torn with loss. Internally, half title, frontis, [8], 9-64 pp, 26 illustrations (including 2 large folding maps), title page with no. 18 stamp to top corner (indicative of a limited edition?). (244*187 mm). An important report on the excavation of the Roman Fort between Capel Curig and Betws-y-Coed.

Manchester: Taylor Garnett Evans and Co, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1923. In grey & white printed cloth, black ink titles to spine. Good DW, some repairs. Internally, half title (ink no 378 probably a small edition?), frontis, [8], 9-64 pp, 26 illustrations including large folding maps & plans. (244*188 mm).

Romae [Rome]: Typis Reu. Camerae Apostolicae [Stamparia Camerale], 1651. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. MIOTTE P. L.M. FILIPPO Oli de St. BAROUNUS. etc. Uncommon, Ceremonies for Bishops, First edition 1651. VG+ in contemporary worn calf, tips repaired. Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, new old gilt title to calf label, edges worn, worn gilt tooling to board edges. Internally, additional engraved title, title in red within double ruled borders, [14], 408 pp, 68 pls (most 1/2 page, 1 full page), ruled borders, chapter titles in red, 3 papal devices to tp, numerous decorative woodcut head & tail pieces, pages 222-223, 374-375, 378-379, & 386-387 misnumbered but complete (signatures: a4, A2-A5, A-Cc4), book label fpd (Frank Mullings - opera singer), some paper loss to margin at T7, text block edges sprinkled red, some light browning. (274*200 mm) (NUC pre1956 NCO215423. BL STC Italian 1601-1799 p495. CLC L1508).

Gwasg Gregynog, 1983. No Binding. Fine. Loose print, sheet: 227*266 mm, image: 105*137 mm, printed by Woodford on his etching press in Snowdonia, for The Four Great Castles by Dr Arnold Taylor published by Gwasg Gregynog in 1983. Looking towards the castle with figures playing on the rocky shore. With the Gregynog watermark.

Gwasg Gregynog, 1983. No Binding. Fine. Loose print, sheet: 231*266 mm, image: 106*137 mm, printed by Woodford on his etching press in Snowdonia, for The Four Great Castles by Dr Arnold Taylor published by Gwasg Gregynog in 1983. Looking towards the castle with figures walking along both sides of the wall path. With the Gregynog watermark.

Gwasg Gregynog, 1983. No Binding. Very Good. Loose print, sheet: 246*266 mm, image: 106*137 mm, printed by Woodford on his etching press in Snowdonia, for The Four Great Castles by Dr Arnold Taylor published by Gwasg Gregynog in 1983. Looking towards the castle walls, no figures. 2 barely visible 4small paper marks to right margin

The Royal and Ancient Borough of Caernarvon. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Tourist guide, c1932, in printed paper wraps, no title to spine. Internally, [2], 3-80 pp, (18 photographic illustrations, including 1 in colour), 1 folding map, numerous local illustrated adverts, bookseller label to fep verso. (188*128 mm).

London: 10 Southampton St, Strand: J Debrett, 1792. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1792, VG, 1st ed. In modern half red cloth over orange marbled boards. Spine, gilt titles. Internally, [3], (vi-vii), [1], [1], 2- 127pp, [1] adverts, lacks the half title, new endpapers, Has an interesting list of the Bishops of Bangor and another list of the Rectories, Vicarages and Chapels in the County of Caernarvon, with their dedications, Saint days and Patrons. A genuine rarity! (12mo, 122*177 mm). (Anderson 345. ESTC T93147). Title continues: Intended as a pocket companion to those who make the tour of that County. Owen, Church of England clergyman and antiquary, was a stubborn and cantankerous character, & was severely reprimanded by Lord Bulkeley and had to make a public apology to the bishop of Bangor! ODNB.

London: Opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly.: J Debrett, 1792. First Edition . Boards. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1792, VG, 1st ed. In modern half green, soiled contemporary green marble boards. Spine, gilt tooling and title. Lacks half title, [3], (vi-vii). [1], [1], 2-127 pp, [1] adverts, some light offsetting & edge browning, pencil name to tp, hinges strenghtened, some marginal notes. Has an interesting list of the Bishops of Bangor and another list of the Rectories, Vicarages and Chapels in the County of Caernarvon, with their dedications, Saint days and Patrons. A genuine rarity! (Anderson 345. ESTC T93147). Title continues: Intended as a pocket companion to those who make the tour of that County. Owen, Church of England clergyman and antiquary, was a stubborn and cantankerous character, & was severely reprimanded by Lord Bulkeley and had to make a public apology to the bishop of Bangor. The dean of Bangor made him perpetual curate… Read More

London, 20 Thread Needle Street.: F.G. Moon, 1843. No Binding. Very Good. HAGHE Louis 1806-1885 after ROBERTS David. Titled: Caiphas, looking towards Mount Carmel. April 24th 1839. David Roberts R.A. Contemporary hand coloured lithograph, published in 1843. Sheet 606*408 mm, Image 498*332 mm, some marginal spotting and edge browning. The drawings and water colours from this sketching tour by David Roberts of the Holy Land and Egypt were collated together into folios and released over a seven year period between 1842 and 1849 by the publisher F.G. Moon from 20 Threadneedle Street London. Louis Haghe (the Belgian lithographer and friend of Roberts) oversaw and produced all of the lithographs for this series.

Cardiff: Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine, 1967, 1st d. In red cloth covers with titles in gilt to spine. Cream DW with titles in red ink. Internally, NO inscriptions, [10], 287 pp, [1], [5] tables. Title continues: 1533-circa 1700. From the Llanfair-Brynodol, Gloddaeth, Crosse of Shaw Hill and Rhual Collections in the National Library of Wales. Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales History and Law Series, No 23.

Aberystwyth & Cardiff: National Library of Wales, 1931. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 Volume in Total, uniformly bound, titles in gilt to spines, Vols 2 & 3 have a gilt coat of arms to top covers. Internally, vols 1 & 2 have the book plate with the coat of arms of Herbert Vaughan of Llangoedmore. Vol1, (ix), [3], 466 pp, newspaper articles tipped in to ep. Vol 2, [8], 478 pp, 478 pp, [1]. Vol 3, [8], 477 pp, [1]. Documents gathered are those from the Hawarden Castle Estate in Flint ETC. (printed 1921, 1927 & 1931). (214*140 mm).

Cardiff University of Wales Press: Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG+, 1967, 1st ed. In red cloth covers with titles in gilt to spine. Cream DW with titles in red ink. Internally, NO inscriptions, [6], (vii-x), 287 pp, [1], [5] tables. Title continues: 1533-circa 1700. From the Llanfair-Brynodol, Gloddaeth, Crosse of Shaw Hill and Rhual Collections in the National Library of Wales. Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales History and Law Series, No 23.