Author: Rev. W. Bingley
Title: 1800 a Tour Round North Wales, Performed During the Summer of 1798
Description: London, E. Williams; J. Deighton, 1800 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming study of North Wales, illustrated with aquatint plates. The scarce complete two volume first edition of this work, describing a tour undertaken by the author in the summer of 1798, during his time as an undergraduate.Illustrated with four aquatint plates, and with sixteen plates of music to volume II. Collated, complete.With the armorial bookplate of Joshua Pim to each front pastedown. With six pages of advertisements to the rear of each volume.A delightful account of North Wales and its cultural heritage, from the perspective of an undergraduate undertaking tours in the region. Bingley was a naturalist and clergyman, and includes an account of Welsh plants in this work. In full calf bindings. Rubbing to back strips, with small loss of leather to back strip tail. Light rubbing to joints, with small loss of leather to head of front joint of volume II. Armorial bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with light spotting to plates. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: A Tour Round North Wales william bingley north wales welsh history william bingley Not Stated


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