Author: Williams, David.
Title: THE HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE; Illustrated and Ornamented by Views of Its Principal Landscapes, Ruins, and Residences; By John Gardnor.
Description: Printed by H. Baldwin ..., 1796. 1st Ed. 4to. T.p. + (a-b) + xi + 360pp. + 199pp. + (dd-[dd3]). Map frontis., 36 b/w. aquatint plates, 2 folding pedigrees. [With mispagination as issued], some very light browning, nicely rebound in modern calf, blind fillet to edges of boards, dec. gilt ruling with blind motifs and gilt lettered title label to spine. ¶ Abbey Scenery 537 ‘One Hundred and sixty-eight copies of the book were subscribed, thirty-two of them coloured.’ David Williams (1738-1816) philosopher, political and religious theorist and founder of the Literary Fund. ‘ ... At the suggestion of his friend the physician Dr Thomas Hooper of Pant-y-Goitre, Monmouthshire, and John Morgan of Tredegar, Williams embarked on the monumental History of Monmouthshire, published in 1796 with illustrations by John Gardnor; its heterogeneity reflects Williams's experience as an educator, religious philosopher, and political theorist ...’

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