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The Mountain Decameron
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The Mountain Decameron Hardcover - 1836

by DOWNES Joseph

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  • Hardcover
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London: New Burlington Street: Richard Bentley, 1836. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. EARLY WELSH FICTION Uncommon, First edition, three volumes, in attractive, modern green half calf (to style) over green marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spines, gilt tooling & titles. Internally Vol 1, 1836, half title, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-324 pp. Vol 2, 1836, [2], [1], 2-322 pp. Vol 3, 1836, [2], [1], 2-416 pp. Evidence of bookplate removal to fpds, text block edges roughly cut, all printed by JB Nicols and Son. (196*118 mm). Romantic or fantastic tales with a connecting narrative recounting the storytellers travels through Wales. One of the stories is based on the idea from Lockharts The History of Mathew Wald. In the dedication Downes, who describes himself as the only genuine rural Doctor of Brecknockshire, laments the fact that his homeland exhibits a total blank in British Literature. Near Fine condition. O'Donoghue-The Poets of Ireland p118. [ref: 426] £300
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  • Title The Mountain Decameron
  • Author DOWNES Joseph
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Publisher Richard Bentley, London: New Burlington Street
  • Date 1836
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 007567

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