Cymraeg, Cymreig And Welsh Interest from Paul Haynes Rare Books

First edition, First Impression. Printed and Published for the Committee by William Lewis (Publishers) Limited. Cardiff. 1936. Large octavo, (near 4to in size) 31cm x 21cm. Printed in Caslon Old Face on colombier art paper. Title page in red and black. xix, 444pp. 4 folding coloured maps. 39 plates. 27 text figures. Includes the subscribers' list. Original blue cloth, gilt… Read more about this item

Limited Edition. Number 282 of 500 produced by Thomas and Sons of Haverfordwest in memory of the author, E. Morton Nance. A reprint of the 1942 edition of B T Batsford. London & Malvern Wells. 1985. Quarto. xviii, 579pp. Errata slip. Frontispiece, CXCV (195) plates. Original cloth, gilt to spine, a nice copy in the original dust wrapper. Some rubbing… Read more about this item

Four volumes. Printed for Scott and Webster, (successors to Mr. Dove). London [ca. 1835]. Octavo. Engraved title, title, half title, xlvii, 592; title, half title, xxxv, 652pp; title, half title, xlviii, 543pp, Directions for placing the Plates; title, half title, 622pp. 22 Engraved plates. Full contemporary calf, blind lattice, foliar and multi bordered tray tooling to boards, foliar gilt tooling… Read more about this item

First edition. The Delyn Press. Caernarvon. [1955]. 154pp. Photo plates. Original orange cloth, black lettering to spine, sunned to top of spine. In the original dust wrapper, chipped and torn with loss to top edge. Light toning to endpapers, text and plates bright and crisp. Signed by Jeremiah Williams (the editor), Bryngwenallt, Caernarvon, dated February 1955.

First edition. Secker and Warburg. 1968. 255pp. Original gilt lettered pink cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Dust wrapper with minor wear to edges, and discoloured to rear of dust wrapper. A collection of ten stories set in Wales. A nice copy. Emyr Humphreys (1919-2020) Welsh novelist, poet and writer. He was described by the poet R. S.… Read more about this item

Druid Press. Carmarthen. 1947. Octavo. 325-404. 8 monochrome plates. Original paper wraps, sunned to upper edge and spine. A couple of spots, chipping to overlying cover edge. The Essence of Welsh Literature By SAUNDERS LEWIS This unpublished essay was broadcast from the Cardiff Studios of the B.B.C. and is printed here for the first time. Sir Stafford… Read more about this item

Druid Press. Llanybri, nr. Llanstephan, Carmarthen. 1945. Octavo. 100pp, 2 pp adverts. Original paper covers, a little sun-darkened to the edges. Printed on typical war-time paper. Original staples, oxidised. A nice copy. Significantly contains two poems by R.S. Thomas, both published here prior to the publication of his first volume of poems 'The Stones of the Field' in 1946. The… Read more about this item

The Druid Press. Carmarthen. Vol.VI, No. 24. Winter 1946. Octavo. 144pp. 8 photo plates. Original staple bound blue paper covers. Slightly sunned to edges, staples oxidised, tiny chip at base of spine. The original Druid Press Christmas and New Year Gift Subscription flyer printed in red is still loosely inserted. A nice crisp copy. Contains "Memories of Christmas" by Dylan… Read more about this item

First edition. Christopher Davies. Swansea. 1970. 8vo. 62pp. Original cream cloth, gilt lettering, in original unclipped d/w both sunned to top edge.

First edition. Faber and Faber. London. 1959. Octavo. 102pp. A fine copy in the original purple cloth, white lettering to spine, in original unclipped dust wrapper (12s 6d), a little sunned, with a couple of short closed tears to upper edges. Cypress and Acacia was published after the death of his friend Dylan Thomas, 'Three Harps' being an elegy on the… Read more about this item

First edition. Christopher Davies. Llandybie. 1966. 46pp. Original cloth, slightly darkened to exposed edges, in original protected dust wrapper. A nice copy.

First edition. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green. London. 1863. Octavo. xii, 314pp. Original embossed red cloth, gilt to spine. Shelf wear, fading and rubbing to edges. Partially unopened. Inscription "Presented to Benjamin Williams Ffrith Tryddyn by Mrs Jones" dated 1910 to fep, same date to ffep. Vestiges of a removed bookplate to fep. James Bromfield (1815 -) [I. Hope;… Read more about this item

The third edition corrected, and enlarged by an appendix, containing additional notes, and a dissertation on the Being and the attributes of the Deity. Printed for T Cadell. London. 1787. 8vo. vii, 512pp, 3pp publisher's adverts. Later full calf, spine in 6 compartments with raised bands, blind tooling, leather label and gilt lettering. Signature to title page. The first work… Read more about this item

Printed for Private Distribution Only. London. 1840. Octavo. xii, (3), 222pp. Half-title, Title, Engraved frontis. portrait with coat of arms, 11 further engraved plates (D. Cox & W. Radclyffe), with tissue guards, errata slip. Later quarter calf, original boards, spine in six with gilt motifs, rules and lettering. Corners a little bumped. Slightly toned with occasional spotting/foxing. Coombs Bookseller label… Read more about this item

W. Spurrell & Son. Carmarthen. n.d. [1913]. First edition. Royal 8vo. viii, 269pp. Title in red. Photo frontis., numerous photo illus. and drawings. Historiated initials. Corrigenda tipped in. Original cloth, bumped, a little rubbing to extremities. Teg. Occasional spotting, and to foredge. With local ephemera loosely inserted. Marianne Robertson Spencer (1861-1924)

Cerastico Editore, Milan. 1973. 4to. 152, (1)pp. Illus. Original paper covered boards, slightly chipped to spine. Minor spotting to edge of upper board. A crisp bright copy. Ceri Geraldus Richards, CBE (1903-1971) Artist.

W. Spurrell & Son. Carmarthen. 1920. Royal 8vo. xix, 347pp. 6pp subscriber’s list. Photo port. frontis., 4 further plates, text illus. Original green cloth, gilt lettering, slight rubbing to head and tail of spine, some slight foxing. Inscription removed to fep with rubbing. Volume 2 was not published until 1992. A Brief Description and History of the Castle of… Read more about this item

First edition. Christopher Davies. Llandybie. 1969. 36pp. In d/w. Robert Gerallt Hamlet Jones (1934-1999) Writer and educationist. His only book of poetry written in English

First edition. Gwasg. Aberystwyth. 1948. 91pp. Original cloth, sl. faded, in original d/w. sl. rubbed and chipped. Spotting to foredge. Arthur Glyn Prys-Jones (1888-1987) Anglo-Welsh poet.

Printed for the Cambrian Archaeological Association by The Bedford Press. London. 1917. Royal Octavo. xvi, 371pp. Engraved portrait plate, 1 photo plate. Later quarter calf, cloth boards. Spine in six with gilt rules, lettering, embellishment and leather labels. More recent endpapers. Lightly toned, with some foxing to prelims and towards the end. Ink splash to top foredge. Slightly strained at… Read more about this item