An Enquiry into the Truth of the Tradition, Concerning the Discovery of America, by Prince MADOG ab Owen Gwynnedd, About the Year 1170
by Williams, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: J. B. Brown, etc., 1791. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. viii,82pp. followed by 3pp Appendix. Later bound to style with tan paper spine, printed paper label, drab gray paper over boards. Half title soiled else a fine copy.
The supposed voyage of Madoc, or Madog, was very popular in Elizabethan times as an assertion of prior discovery, and therefore legal possession, of America by England.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23448
- Title
- An Enquiry into the Truth of the Tradition, Concerning the Discovery of America, by Prince MADOG ab Owen Gwynnedd, About the Year 1170
- Author
- Williams, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Brown, etc.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1791
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
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Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....