Adelphos (3 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London, John Ouseley, nd [1912]. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Inscribed by the author to Sir Jesse Boot (of Boots the Chemist fame). A tale set in India involving all sorts of mythological elements. Spine faded with some wear to the spine tips and corners. A little foxing to the prelims. [11751, Hyraxia Books]. nd [1912].

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A lovely copy of this very scarce, charming Welsh ballad rebound in marbled paper, the first edition. The first edition of this work. A very scarce booklet, rarely seen in commerce and found institutionally ionly at the British Library, the National Library of Wales, and the Bangor University library. Rebound in full marbled paper. A charming ballad in the original Welsh by Adelphos, translating 'A harsh sentence for a strict absentee, or a suitable whip for the back of some foolish cook, in the community of Swansea: who, recently, has shown a great will to disparage the Scriptural order of saving sinners, in a hundred libines.'By Adelphos. Sometimes attributed to Welsh Baptist minister and author Joseph Harris (Gomer), although confirmed authorship is unknown. Rebound in full marbled paper with titles to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very clean throughout. Near Fine. book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1843 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 29 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 29.