Published by London: Printed by G. E. Eyre & W. Spottiswoode, 1848
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. pp. 499-1035, with plates 18-27; folio, late 19th century green cloth, book plate to the front paste down, spine rubbed, else internally clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Published by Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1848
Seller: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Volume I [all published]. First edition of the the first and only volume published. Folio, pp. [xiii], 146, [ii], clxxiii, [xiii], 1035, [i] + 27 plates (17 coins, 10 mss facsimiles) and a fold-out map. Half-title and title pages in red and black. Plates rather foxed as usual, occasional slight staining, some toning from plates to adjacent pages, small closed tear to map. Sturdy 20th-century quarter morocco, orange buckram boards, gilt title to spine, edges uncut, replacement endpapers with cloth hinges. Spine a little scuffed, corners worn, a few marks here and there but sound. Bookplate of the Jesuit Community Library at 114 Mount St., London to front paste-down. "The historical selections and histories contained in this volume were collected and prepared for printing by the late Mr. Henry Petrie, assisted by the Rev. John Sharpe, and were printed by command of. King William the Fourth, under the direction of the Commisioners of the public records of the Kingdom. The volume was not finished by Mr. Petrie, and since his death it has been completed and the prefatory matter added by Mr. Thomas Duffus Hardy" (from title-page, verso). As a failed precursor to the Rolls Series, this volume has value in containing the 'official' Editiones Principes of chronicles of Aethelweard, Bede, Brut y Twysogion, Florence of Worcester, Gaimar, Gildas, Guy of Amiens, Henry of Huntingdon, Simeon of Durham, etc.
Published by London : Published by command of Her Majesty, 1848
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Poor copy bound in the original half leather over board boards. Front and back boards present but detached. Wear to the spine with some loss. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; vol. I (only): 146, clxxiii, 1035 pages. Subjects; Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, (449-1066) Sources. 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).
Published by London : Published by command of Her Majesty, 1848
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Poor copy bound in the original half leather over board boards. Front and back boards present but detached. Wear to the spine with some loss. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; vol. I (only): 146, clxxiii, 1035 pages. Subjects; Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, (449-1066) Sources. 5 Kg.