THE DESCRIPTION OF PEMBROKESHIRE (3 VOLUMES)
Written by George Owen
Published by Chas. J. Clark; The Bedford Press; The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
in 1892
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- PEMBROKESHIRE
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THE DESCRIPTION OF PEMBROKESHIRE (3 VOLUMES)
Written by George Owen.
Stock no. 2129629
1892.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Complete in 4 parts, bound into three volumes. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume 1 (part 1 & 2) dated 1892. Volume 2 (part 3) dated 1906, volume 3 (part 4) dated 1936. Colour coat of arms plate before part 2. Contents page of volume 1 is torn with a little loss. Map of Penbrok is torn in two pieces, with other tears along folds. Some damage to page margins; chipping. Repairs to pages 257-318 - paper repairs and sewing; rebacked. Browning to pages; some foxing. Modern binding with new endpapers.
Front cover
Contents
- PART I.
- Title-page to Part I.
- Dedication
- Preface
- Map of Penbrok
- The Description of Penbrookshire (title)
- Table of the Chapters
- Facsimile of George Owen's Writing
- The Description of Pembrokeshire
- PART II.
- The Arms of the Ancient Lordships of Pembrokeshire
- Title-page to Part II
- Contents of Part II
- Collections for Pembrokeshire
- PART III.
- THE DIALOGUE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF WALES
- CRUELL LAWES AGAINST WELSHMEN:
- The Effect of the Cruell & unnatural Lawes made by Henrie the fourth against Welshmen abbreviated
- A TREATISE OF LORDSHIPS MARCHERS IN WALES
- THE DESCRIPTION OF WALES
- Monmouth fhiere
- Glamorgan fhiere
- Brecknock fhiere
- Radnor fhiere
- Pembroke fhire
- CONTENTS OF PART IV.
- THE DESCRIPTION OF WALES (continued from Part Three)
- CARMARTHEN SHIERE
- CARDIGAN SHIRE
- DENBIGHSHIRE
- FLYNTSHEERE
- MONTGOMERY