Bidspirit auction | Wilkins, Charles. The History of

Wilkins, Charles. The History of the Literature of Wales. Daniel Owen and Company, 1884. First Edition. A first edition copy of The History of the Literature of Wales from the Year 1300 to the Year 1650 by Charles Wilkins, Ph.D. Published in Cardiff by Daniel Owen and Company, Limited, in 1884. This octavo-format work is bound in the publisher's original dark green cloth. The spine features gilt-stamped lettering for the title and author, decorative horizontal bands, and the publisher's name Owen and Co. at the tail. The title page identifies the author as a Member of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and Local Secretary for Glamorgan of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. A printed dedication page follows the title, addressed to George Thomas Clark, Esq., F.S.A., F.G.S. The text block is composed of roughly trimmed pages.