
The Cambrian Popular Antiquities ; or, an Account of Some Traditions, Customs, and Superstitions, of Wales with Observations as to Their Origin & c.
by Roberts, Peter
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About This Item
London: For E. Williams, 1815. First Edition. Octavo. half-title, 353pp., (1) directions for placing the plates, (2)pp.index, illustrated by I. Havell with 10 copper plates engravings of which 9 are beautifully hand-colored, handsomely bound in brown polished calf, boards double ruled in gilt, raised bands with compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, all edges marbled with matching marbled endpapers. Some off-setting to text facing plates, short owner's inscription, slight bowing of boards otherwise a beautiful copy of this very scarce work. [Abbey, Scenery, 520].
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- Title
- The Cambrian Popular Antiquities ; or, an Account of Some Traditions, Customs, and Superstitions, of Wales with Observations as to Their Origin & c.
- Author
- Roberts, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- For E. Williams
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Keywords
- Color Plate Wales Superstitions Customs Traditions
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...