Author: HEATH, CHARLES (1761-1831)
Title: The excursion down the Wye from Ross to Monmouth : comprehending, historical and descriptive accounts of Wilton and Goodrich castles, also of Court Field, the nursery of King Henry the Fifth; New Wear, and every other object in the voyage... ... The celebrated family of the Swifts, who resided at Goodrich, are not overlooked: and, throughout the whole are interspersed, a variety of amusing and interesting circumstances: never before collected: particularly, memoirs and anecdotes...
Description: Monmouth : Printed and sold by him [i.e. C. Heath] : sold also by Mr. Roberts. Ross : Mrs. Chambers. Ragland : Mr. Rogers; [etc. etc.] 1799. First Edition. Finely bound in contemporary half aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt-cross bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly blind-tooled. Bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and toned as with age. Scans on request.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 0 pages; BOUND WITH both parts of Heath's Monmouthshire excursion including Tintern Abbey & Chepstow Castle and BOUND WITH his Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Ancient and Present State of Castle Ragland. Notes; At foot of p. 164: 'End of the first part.' Continued by three other 'Historical accounts. ' by the same author. published 1801-4. Libri Walliae 2368. Subjects; Kyrle. John 1637-1724. Travel. Description. History.Folk Customs. River Wye. Wye Valley. Wales. Ross. Monmouth. Monmouthshire. Wales. Genre; Travel Literature - 18th century.Weight in Kg appr.:

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