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CARADOC OF LLANCARFAN, St. The Historie of Cambria now called Wales ... written in the Brytish language above two hundreth yeares past. Translated into English by H. Lhoyd (1527-1568), and edited by David Powel (1552?-1598). London: Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham, 1584.
4° in 8's. Roman and black letter. Woodcut title border, the royal arms between Fame and Victory at head, the Stationers' arms between a lion and dragon below [McKerrow and Ferguson 160]. Woodcut busts and armorial shields, a few large ornamental initials, device on last page. With blank B4 (Though without final blank.) Straight-grained blue black morocco by Stern, gilt-lettered spine, gilt edges, in brown morocco-backed cloth case. Provenance: The words 'Dauid Powel' at the end of the dedicatory epistle corrected to 'Dauid Powell'; 'Commende me to John Edwards ....' (one of several early inscriptions on colophon).
FIRST EDITION, dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney. In Septemebr 1583, David Powell or Powell was asked by Sidney's father, Sir Henry Sidney, lord president of Wales, to prepare for the press an English translation of the Welsh 'Chronicle of the Princes,' commonly known as the 'Chronicle of Caradoc of Llancarfan,' which had been left in manuscript by Humphrey Lhoyd or Llwyd of Denbigh. Although the latter's translation was the basis of the work, Powel's corrections and additions were founded on independent research. Sabin notes that 'a special interest in this work for the American collector consists in its relation of the most ancient 'Voyage and Discovery of the West Indies, performed by Madoc, the sonne of Owen Guined, prince of North Wales, anno 1170.' Sabin 40914; STC 4606.
4° in 8's. Roman and black letter. Woodcut title border, the royal arms between Fame and Victory at head, the Stationers' arms between a lion and dragon below [McKerrow and Ferguson 160]. Woodcut busts and armorial shields, a few large ornamental initials, device on last page. With blank B4 (Though without final blank.) Straight-grained blue black morocco by Stern, gilt-lettered spine, gilt edges, in brown morocco-backed cloth case. Provenance: The words 'Dauid Powel' at the end of the dedicatory epistle corrected to 'Dauid Powell'; 'Commende me to John Edwards ....' (one of several early inscriptions on colophon).
FIRST EDITION, dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney. In Septemebr 1583, David Powell or Powell was asked by Sidney's father, Sir Henry Sidney, lord president of Wales, to prepare for the press an English translation of the Welsh 'Chronicle of the Princes,' commonly known as the 'Chronicle of Caradoc of Llancarfan,' which had been left in manuscript by Humphrey Lhoyd or Llwyd of Denbigh. Although the latter's translation was the basis of the work, Powel's corrections and additions were founded on independent research. Sabin notes that 'a special interest in this work for the American collector consists in its relation of the most ancient 'Voyage and Discovery of the West Indies, performed by Madoc, the sonne of Owen Guined, prince of North Wales, anno 1170.' Sabin 40914; STC 4606.
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