Traethodydd, First Edition (2 results)

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. Book XXIV of The Essayist, the oldest magazine in Wales, containing historical, literary and theological topics. The 1869 volume of The Essayist in a half morocco binding with marbled boards. Y Traethodydd (The Essayist) is a quarterly magazine, published in Welsh, covering historical, literary and theological topics. It is the oldest magazine in Wales and the oldest magazine in the Welsh language still in publication. It was founded by Roger and Lewis Edwards, both Welsh Calvinistic Methodist preachers, and was first published in 1845 for the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church. This volume contains Book XXIV of The Essayist for the year 1869, and includes articles on theology, education and social issues. Early editions of this magazine are now scarce. In a half morocco binding. Externally smart, with some rubbing to spine and extremities and a little shelf wear to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book.

Couverture souple. Condition: Assez bon. Edition originale. First edition; in-8°; original publisher's blue printed paper cover, back part absent, spine partly worn, library sticker on first board; inside rather good, slightly yellowed; pages 133 to 260;