The Mountains of Wales An Anthology in Verse & Prose Tapa dura - 1987

Gwasg Gregynog Ltd, 1986. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine. Gwasg Gregynog's stunning illustrated paean to the mountains of Wales. One of 255 hand-numbered copies; this being #137. 7.5 x 12 inches. 189pp., beautifully bound in quarter painted ('stained') vellum over light grey boards by James Brockman, with spine and covers stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt; housed in the publisher's brown cloth slipcase with leather tips. A Fine copy with slight wear to the slipcase.

Newtown, Powys: Gwasg Gregynog, 1987. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. PARKER Rev John 1798-1860. VG+, Ltd ed, 8 pls. Bound by James Brockman and Desmond Shaw in grey Fabriano Roma hand made paper boards, gold rule, stained transparent vellum spine, device in gold on upper cover, top edge gilt, titled in gold on the spine. 191 pp, 8 pls, folio, 297*180 mm. In its slip case. A superb production with some lovely plates. Drawn on ten centuries of Welsh, Latin and English literature, this anthology ranges from the oldest traditions about Arthur to the autobiography of a hill farmers wife published in 1979. From Giraldus Cambrensis' reaction to Snowdonia in 1188 to that of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In between come the heroics of the Princes, the pioneer naturalists, Pennant and the early travellers, the great English romantic poets, the first climbers, artists like Augustus John and John Piper, writers like Edward Thomas and Robert Graves, TH… Leer más

Newtown, Powys: Gwasg Gregynog, 1987. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. PARKER Rev John 1798-1860. VG+, Ltd ed, 8 pls. Bound in quarter stained transparent vellum by James Brockman and Desmond Shaw over grey Fabriano Roma hand made paper boards, gold rule, device in gold on upper cover, top edge gilt, titled in gold on the spine. 191 pp, 8 pls, folio, t.e.g., remainder uncut. In the publishers custom brown cloth slip case. (298*180 mm). (Esslemont/Hughes 160). Drawn on ten centuries of Welsh, Latin and English literature, this anthology ranges from the oldest traditions about Arthur to the autobiography of a hill farmers wife published in 1979. From Giraldus Cambrensis' reaction to Snowdonia in 1188 to that of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In between come the heroics of the Princes, the pioneer naturalists, Pennant and the early travellers, the great English romantic poets, the first climbers, artists like Augustus John and John Piper, writers… Leer más