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Facsimile & Text of the Book of Taliesin
by EVANS J. Gwenogvryn (Editor) 1852-1930
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Llanbedrog, N. Wales: Issued to Subscribers only , 1910. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A tall paper copy of the subscribers limited edition in half cream vellum over blue cloth, some gilt tooling. Spine, gilt titles. Internally, half title, [4], (i-vi, vib-vic, vii-xlviii), [1], 3-177 pp, text leaves interleaved with 80 facsimile reproductions of the Peniarth MS 2., top edge gilt, blue marbled endpapers, small book plate removal mark to fpd. This is an unnumbered copy of an edition limited to 800 copies from Volume ix of the Series of Old Welsh Texts. (266*190 mm).
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007798
- Title
- Facsimile & Text of the Book of Taliesin
- Author
- EVANS J. Gwenogvryn (Editor) 1852-1930
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Issued to Subscribers only
- Place of Publication
- Llanbedrog, N. Wales
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 2.65 lbs
- Keywords
- Wales history poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Celtic Druids;
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Madoc Books
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Llandudno, Conwy
About Madoc Books
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.
We are keen to buy similar antiquarian books.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Plate
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Vellum
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- Gilt
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