The Historie of Cambria, Now called Wales. [London: Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham, 1584.] *8, A8, B4, C-Ee8, Ff4, Gg3. Woodcut title-page and woodcuts throughout. 4to (184 x 134 mm). 19th century straight-grain green morocco, decoration in blind and in gilt, gilt-lettered spine, a.e.g. Small area of title-page with pen facsimile, some marginalia, lacking final blank, light shelfwear, joints rubbed. First edition. Considered by Sabin to be the rarest of all editions and included in said work for its information on Mardoc "Sonne of Owen Guined, prince of North Wales" and his discovery of the West Indies in 1170. Sabin 40914. Provenance: From the Estate of Herman L. Hoeh.
The Historie of Cambria, Now called Wales. [London: Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham, 1584.] *8, A8, B4, C-Ee8, Ff4, Gg3. Woodcut title-page and woodcuts throughout. 4to (184 x 134 mm). 19th century straight-grain green morocco, decoration in blind and in gilt, gilt-lettered spine, a.e.g. Small area of title-page with pen facsimile, some marginalia, lacking final blank, light shelfwear, joints rubbed. First edition. Considered by Sabin to be the rarest of all editions and included in said work for its information on Mardoc "Sonne of Owen Guined, prince of North Wales" and his discovery of the West Indies in 1170. Sabin 40914. Provenance: From the Estate of Herman L. Hoeh.
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