Search Results: the pleasant land of gwent by fred j hando

Newport, Mon: Johns, 1945. Very Good. Later. Illustrated by Author. Very good. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Original 1944 Third English Edition Very Good Clean Hardcover Good+ Dust Jacket with Mylar Cover. NOT a library copy. Several small chips at corners. Map Endpapers 112pp. NOT price clipped. Illustrated by the Author's own drawings. A history of the tribal land of the Silures and how it became in the Arthurian post Roman era of "Gwent' The author reasonably claims the Roman amphitheater as Arthur's Round Table in Caer Legion. Written in a cross between lovingly and ghostly. That is backed up by Arthur Machen's commentary introduction!

Newport: R H Johns, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. large Octavo. The Author. 6th printing. Prior owner name to flyleaf.

1945. R. H. Johns Ltd., Newport, Wales. New impression. Hardback with DW. Large slim 8vo. Illustrated. Wrapper is foxed and faded with loss to spine and edges. Spine is sunned. Pages also browned with some foxing. Ownership inscription to half title page. A sound copy.

Newport, R. H. Johns Ltd., 1944 1st Ltd Ed. 36/220.. Hardback, 10 x 6.5 inches. Quarterbound light brown and blue cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and design to front. Top page edges gilt. In textured/patterned dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (DW some foxing spots, darkening to spine, some small tears to edges, tears to ends of spine with larger tear to bottom end. Vertical crease.) Some fading to edges of cloth. Bookplate to front endpaper “Count Charles de Salis.” Signed and numbered at front by Author. Inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. Edges rough cut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Sketch maps to endpapers. 112pp. Illustrated with many B&W drawings by the Author.