Search Results: Welsh Language Books from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

Ceredigion: Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion Gyf. Fine with no dust jacket. 2002. 1st Edition Paperback. Paperback. 1902416813 . Welsh Language Book. Pictorial paper card covers. No dustjacket, presumed as issued. There are No Inscriptions or Marks. 200 pp. Atodiad; Darllen Pellach; Mynegai. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Fine' copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Ceredigion: Y Lolfa. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. As NEW, UNMARKED AND UNREAD. Black boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The d/j is not clipped. 544 pp. Illustrated in b/w. TEXT IN WELSH. "The first full coverage of the life of Gwynfor Evans. In addition to spanning seven decades of public life and political campaigning non-stop, there is also a gritty and honest picture of his personal life, which penetrates under the skin of this welsh icon to create a gripping portrait, of a politician and father..." . This book is overweight at 1.3 Kilos unpackaged and MAY require extra postage depending on your location. A FINE copy with NO Inscriptions or Marks. Gift Quality. ; Large, Thick, 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

Abertawe (swansea): Ty John Penry. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Welsh Language Book. Green boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. The spine of the boards is slightly sunned although the titling is still bright and clear. There is an old sello-tape stain to the front dustjacket cover and there is light edge-wear and smudge marks to the dustjacket covers. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. 256 pp. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, 'Very Good' copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Welsh Language Text. Dark brown boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's lettered dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is slight fading to the base colour and lettering of the dustjacket spine, although the lettering is still clear. The dustjacket also has very slight edge-wear and there is very light bumping to the boards, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. 312 pp. Index. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. "This work explores Welsh history and culture. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Llandybie, South Wales: Cyhoeddiadau Barddas. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good green cloth-covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is complete and NOT clipped but has a litttle light edge-wear and some creasing to the edges, but the d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Very Good/Near Fine. Some VERY light yellowy 'toning' to the page fore-edges, and some similar VERY light patching/spotting to the endpapers/prelims = negligible, o/w NO Inscriptions or Marks. WELSH TEXT with some English. 438 pp. Illustrated in b/w. "The Biography of Hedd Wyn - Hedd Wyn (born Ellis Humphrey Evans, 1887-1917) was a Welsh language poet who was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele in World War I. He was posthumously awarded the bard's chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod. Evans, who had already been… Read More

Llandysul, Cardigan, South West Wales: Gomer Press. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition in Welsh. Hardcover. 1843233886 . SIGNED by the Illustrator. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial laminated boards. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket identical to the boards. All Text in WELSH. This is a Rich, Full Colour illustrated collection of magical and wonderful stories and poems about Dragons by twelve contemporary popular Welsh authors with delightful and striking colour illustrations by the very skilled artist Brett Breckon, who is now living and working in Pembrokeshire. 82 pp. Illustrated throughout in full colour with full page plates and delightful illustrative touches on every page. Signed by the Artist under his name on the Title page. No other Inscriptions or Marks. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. Gift Quality. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Illustrator .

Abertawe: Swyddfa'r Eisteddfod. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Welsh Language Text. Lettered maroon card covers. No dustjacket, as issued. There is a light scratch line running across the front cover, Otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. 55 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, Near 'Fine' copy. "A valuable resource of Swansea History." ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .

Tymbl ( Tumble) , South West Wales. UK: Eglwys Bethel, Tymbl. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1954. Presumed First UK Edition. Softcover. In red, textured, card covers with (slightly tarnished) gilt titling to the front cover. All text in WELSH. A Local Chapel History. 40 pages with 5 photo Illustrations in b/w, and a b/w chart. NO Inscriptions or marks - a few creased tips to some corners, but o/w Excellent inside. Very Clean, tight and bright - quite scarce. See Images. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Aberteifi: E. L. Jones. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Paperback. Clean pink covers with green leaves around edges of front cover, very faint indentations to rear cover, NO INSCRIPTIONS, 68pp, illustrated with black and white photographs, excellent copy, CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. Text in Welsh.; 107123; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Dolgellau: E. W. Evans. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Corners bumped, covers a little rubbed to the extremities. No dust-jacket. 2 Previous owners' names written to front (pastedown) endpaper. Offsetting (browning) and creasing to endpapers. ALL Hinges sound. Text in WELSH. (x) + 470 pp. (Stained) tissue-guarded black and white portrait frontispiece (author) and other b/w plates with printed photo ovals of Methodist Ministers. Light browning and foxing (tan spots) to page fore-edges. Page 118 has the word 'Jones' crossed through in red and there is the odd ink fleck in the text, but most of the book is NOT marked. Overall, however, apart from the 'flaws' as noted above, this is a Clean, Tight and Bright Near VG copy. This is 'The History of Methodism in Carmarthen' (in Welsh). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Caerfyrddin: Cynor Sir Dyfed. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. New Edition. Hardcover. 0860750922 . Facsimile reprint of the original 1899 edition. FINE Textured green faux leather boards in the original white dustjacket lettered and illustrated in black/grey. The dust-jacket is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks FINE. The page fore-edges are beginning to tan with age, and there is a former owner's name and date written on the top of the front free endpaper o/w An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. (12) + 423pp + (xvii - Subscription list) . The Parish history of Llangeler and Penboyr : The Winning Essay in the Eisteddfod at Drefach Felindre, August 18, 1897. ALL TEXT in WELSH. See Images. ; Thick Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall .

London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Near Fine in As New dust jacket. 2003. 1st Welsh Language Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0747569304 . FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION with the Correct Printer's Key - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. In the original FINE publisher's pictorial boards and identical dustjacket. The dustjacket is NOT price clipped and is now in a new protective, clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks NEW. NO INSCRIPTIONS or Marks. The endpapers are white and the text block/page fore-edges are uniform, but cream/very lightly toned, as different paper stock used, but this is 'as published'. (6) + 245 pp. Overall an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright, NEAR 'AS NEW' copy. The Very First Harry Potter, translated into WELSH and the First Welsh Edition, First Printing. GIFT QUALITY. See Images. ; Harry Potter 1st Welsh Language Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Dyfed: Dyfed Cultural Services Dept. / Sutton Publishing Ltd. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0862998042 . In the original publisher's glossy pictorial card covers. No dustjacket as issued. Light rubbing to the tips of the corners, edges, and the head and tail of the spine, and a little discolouration to the very top and bottom of the page fore-edges (shelfwear) . So not fine but VG + and internally Fine with NO Inscriptions or Marks. 160 pp. Illustrated throughout in b/w with lovely old archive photos, etc, of Haverfordwest and surroundings, with captions to each image in English and Welsh. TEXT THROUGHOUT IN ENGLISH AND WELSH. Overall a Very Clean, Tight and Bright Very Good copy. ; Britain in Old Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London, Swansea, etc: William Mackenzie. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1868. Reprint. Hardcover. Full title = Holl Weithiau Prydyddawl a Rhyddieithol y Diweddar Barch William Williams Pant y Celyn. Dan Olygiaeth y Parch. Kilsby Jones; Gyda Chofiant yr Awdwr gan y Golygydd; Ynghyda Thraethawd ar ei Athrylith Fel Bard Cristionogol, gan y Parch Willliam Rees. The Collected Works, Poetry & Prose, of the Rev. William Williams of Pant y Celyn. Edited by the Rev. Kilsby Jones and an essay on his Genius as a Christian Poet by the Rev. William Rees. (Tho I can't find this latter 'essay' in the book - but I don't speak/read Welsh and may have missed this? It also may have been left out in this later as a reprint, but the T/p left in? ). The book is ALMOST ENTIRELY in WELSH, with a few exceptions = "A Serious Address" written at Pant y Celyn in august 1790, and an Elergy, etc. , which are in English. 9" by 11". Half leather (leather to spine & corners) with… Read More

Cardiff: Gwasg y Dref Wen. As New with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0946962421 . Welsh Language Book. Laminated pictorial boards with black titling to the spine and front cover. No dustjacket, presumed as issued. There are No Inscriptions or Marks. Unpaginated. Illustrated with delighful colour line drawings by Val Biro. Overall, this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'As New' copy. "Mr Oldcastle inadvertently turns Gumdrop into a time machine which takes them all into a prehistoric landscape - complete with dinosaurs. Formal introductions over the increasingly weird and wonderful collection of creatures grant Gumdrop the title of 'honorary dinosaur'. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Aberystwyth, Wales, UK: National Library of Wales. As New with no dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition (Bilingual). Paperback. 0907158846 . In the original publisher's glossy pictorial card covers. No Dustjacket as issued. There are some VERY light smudges/scratches which are only seen if held up to the light - all negligible - o/w an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright near 'As New' copy. UNREAD/UNTOUCHED, any very slight edge wear is just through storage. NO Inscriptions or Marks. Printed throughout in 2 columns to a page - the left column in WELSH and the right column in ENGLISH. 134 pp. Illustrated in b/w, and with some full colour prints, of Archive plans, Maps, artifacts, photos, prints, & architectural drawings, etc. " This study explores John Nash's transition in late eighteenth century Wales from obsure surveyor and carpenter to an acvcomplished and innovative architect. ". "Mae'r astudiaeth hon yn ymchwilio I drawsnewidiad John Nash yn niwedd y… Read More

Cardiff: The University of Wales Press Board. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1931. First Thus. Hardcover. Rough cut pages. Scruffy green cloth covered boards, edges nibbled/rubbed, stains to rear board, spine faded. Overall covers are in a 'fair' condition. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Internally EXCELLENT. 223pp. Index to the chief words, notes on text - "facsimile reproduction of Salesbury's classic Welsh language text with Introduction and Notes in English." "William Salesbury (circs 1520-1584) was largely responsible for the first Welsh language translation of the New Testament. He was born at Llansannan and lived most of his life at Llanrwst, converting from Catholicism. The 'Kynniver Llith a Ban' was his first attempt to translate scriptures into Welsh, being his version of the Communion Service."; 107567; 8vo .

Cardiff: University of Wales Press. As New with no dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Paperback. 070831922X . Note that this edition is entirely in Welsh. Matt pictorial card covers. No Dustjacket, presumed as issued. There is a tiny white mark to the rear cover where a price-sticker has been removed, otherwise there are no Inscriptions or other Marks. (xii) + 265 pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Notes; Index. Overall, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright, 'As New' copy. "A biography of Lewis Morris, map-maker, duty collector and mineworks supervisor who was one of the foremost literary figures of 18th century Wales. "; Dawn Dweud; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Caerdydd (Cardiff): Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0708310257 . Ex-REFERENCE Library with Minimal markings. Blue cloth boards with Bright Gilt Titling to the spine. In the original publishers' lettered dustjacket. One small inked line across the top edge. A Label, numbers and traces of small removed labels to the front free endpaper only; traces of a small label removed and a date on the rear free endpaper; and one stamp at the end of the text, o/w NO other markings at all. None on the dustjacket. A VERY Clean Tight and Bright copy. (xxiv) + 283 pp. WELSH TEXT. Trefnwyd gan Marian Beech Hughes. Welsh Language Bibliography. Bibliography of the Welsh Language. ; Ex-Library; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

Aberystwyth: CAA, Prifysgol Cymru. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Paperback. 1856441768 . Illustrated laminated card covers. Signs of 2 labels removed fron the title page and a 'Dyfed' stamp on the reverse of the title, but no other lib marks that I can spot. Illustrated/charts, etc, in b/w. Text in WELSH. Project Safon Uwch. Apart from its Ex Lib status - a Very Good copy. ; Ex-Library (Minimal Marks); 4to .