Published by Command of her Majesty Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1848
Seller: Librairie RAIMOND, Dourges, France
Demi-cuir. Condition: Assez bon. Henry PETRIE-The Rev. John SHARPE-Thomas DUFFUS MONUMENTA HISTORICA BRITANNICA OR MATERIALS FOR THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD Volume 1 (Extending to the Norman conquest) 1848, , Editions Command of her Majesty Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode Fort In-folio (27,5 x 41,5 cm), relié, 1035 pages, english book, livre en anglais Reliure demi-cuir marron à coins, dos à nerfs titré illustré de 27 planches hors texte dont numismatiques et d'une carte dépliante en couleurs Etat : reliure écorchée aux coiffes et aux coins, pages de gardes élimées et décalées, papier propre, ouvrage solide Poids : 6,5 kg.
Published by by Command of Her Majesty, 1848
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HISTORY UP TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST. WITH TWENTY SEVEN PLATES Volume 1, all published, large folio in contemporary diced calf, rounded rubbed edges. Re-spined, old laid down, raised bands, gilt titles. Internally, half title, [8], [3] 4-146, [2], [1], [ii-clxxiii], [1], [12], [1], 2-1035 pp, 27 pls (includes 17 pls on coins), + 1 illustration within text, 1 map (folding, hand coloured in outline, by W Hughes), half title, title and dedication page in red & black inks, ms publishing details to verso fep, modern endpapers. In English, Latin, Old French & Anglo-Saxon. (406*259 mm). Contains first printings of 3 famous Welsh Chronicles - Gildae Sapientis De Excision Brittanniae Historia, Annales Cambriae and Brut Y Twysogion (The Chronicle of the Welsh Princes).