Aluredi Beverlacensis Annales, Sive Historia De Gestis Regum Britanniae, Libris IX. by Aluredi Beverlacensis (Alfred of Beverley) - 1716

Original 1716 Medieval British History of Only 148 copies of this Latin British History text 1716 First Edition of the Twelfth Century Annals of Alfred of Beverley (Aluredi Beverlacensis). From 'Brutus' to the Romans, Saxons, Uther Pendragon, Arthur and Mordred, Vikings and the Normans. Hugely influential spreading Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Lord of the Rings" like neo 'historical' epic. Even the great Celtic scholar 'Edward Lloyd's name even appears on second scan. Here in Near Very Good shape. 172 pp Internally Very Good, Crude calf binding strip put over spine of the 19th c. Leather binding and marbled paper strip put over endpaper gutters. NOT touching original binding in text clean interior. Tight, No Underlines. No writing in text. NOT a institution copy. Bookplate Charles Francis Wyatt. M.A Broughton Rectory hand written on preliminary. 'Bound by C.Lewis' Same hand Purchased at Farebrothers Sale of Library of Thos Portern(?) Esq Hill St Berkeley Square Lot 293" Three Geese in Flight Arthurian and Celtic Books our passion since 1977