Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd and Neighbouring Parishes, Together With some Account of the Ancient Manners and Customs and Legendary Lore Connected With the Parishes

Owen, Rev. Elias. Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd and Neighbouring Parishes, Together With some Account of the Ancient Manners and Customs and Legendary Lore Connected With the Parishes. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1886. First edition.

Large quarto (11 1/4 x 9″). [4], 208, xxxiii, [1], [6]pp. Modern grey cloth, with gold lettering to spine. Steel engraved frontispiece. Decorative head-, tailpieces and initials.

(From the Preface) “During the spare moments of the last seven years the writer has been engaged in producing the following work on the Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd and neighbouring parishes, together with some account of the ancient manners and customs, and Legendary Lore connected with the District.

Most of the crosses are now for the first time described and delineated, and additional matter has been collected about such crosses as had previously been described.

The folklore has been collected from various sources, but chiefly from the aged inhabitants, many of whom are now no more, and in most cases, if not in every case, the writer has given his authority, or mentioned the name of his informant.”

This work is lavishly illustrated throughout with numerous in-text woodcuts and full-page steel engravings.

Ex-library copy with bookplate on inside of front cover, notice at rear, and stamps at upper and lower paper edges, and at lower margin of the Preface (not affecting lettering). Minor foxing to very first and very last leaves. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (43756) $95