Beschreibung:

Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards: preserved by tradition, and authentic manuscripts from remote antiquity; never before published. To the tunes are added variations for the Harp, Harpschord, Violin, or Flute. With a choice collection of the Pennillion, Epigrammatic stanzas, or, Native Pastoral Sonnets of Wales, with English translations. Likewise a History of the Bards for the earliest period to the present time: and an account of their music, poetry and musical instruments..., printed for the author, 1784, engraved frontispiece, after Loutherbourg, engraved dedication leaf, subscriber's list, some light soiling, frontispiece and title lightly browned, early 19th century half morocco, heavily rubbed and scuffed, upper cover detached along upper inner hinge, large 4to, together with Williams (Peter) , Bible [Welsh]. Mynegeir Ysgrythurol: neu Ddangoseg Egwyddorol o'r Holl Ymadroddion yn yr Hen Destament a'r Newydd, yn Dd wy ran, edited by Peter Williams Cardiff, 1773, text in triple column, contemporary ownership inscription of James James, dated 1776 to front blank, and other similar ownership inscriptions, occasional minor marks and a little soiling to endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear to edges, 4to (2)