A photostat facsimile of an article by Edward Heron-Allen (1861-1943) in The Violin Times, 15 May 1895, entitled The Seal of Roger Wade, Crowder. A new contribution to the history of the Welsh crwth.
A miscellany consisting of poetry, notes and extracts by John Thomas (Sion Wyn o Eifion) (1786-1859); poetry, letters, etc. by several individuals; hymns; hymn-tunes by John Williams (Ioan Madog) (1812-1878) and Robert Griffith, Caernarfon; a printed copy of Can y Blotyn Du; recipes; etc.
'The History of Philocles in a series of Letters to his Friends, Volume the first', 1761-1766, purporting to give an account of the love affairs of 'Philocles'. The book is dedicated to 'Mr Michael Jones of Brecon in the county of Brecknockshire' by 'his affectionate Brother Philocles'.
Philocles (Pseudonym), fl. 1761-1766 Account of love affairs of, NLW MS 5164A
A copy of John Parkhurst : A Greek and English Lexicon to the New Testament ... (London, 1809) which belonged to Christmas Evans, Welsh Baptist preacher, and which has notes in his autograph.
Evans, Christmas, 1766-1838 Greek lexicon belonging to, with manuscript notes by, NLW MS 5162C
One of six volumes of memoranda, accounts, and miscellaneous notes and extracts mainly relating to the industrial development of South Wales, compiled between 1806 and 1849 by Thomas Ellis (b. 1781), a patternmaker at Tredegar.
Ellis, Thomas, of Tredegar, b. 1781 Memoranda by, NLW MSS 5155-5160A
One of six volumes of memoranda, accounts, and miscellaneous notes and extracts mainly relating to the industrial development of South Wales, compiled between 1806 and 1849 by Thomas Ellis (b. 1781), a patternmaker at Tredegar.
Ellis, Thomas, of Tredegar, b. 1781 Memoranda by, NLW MSS 5155-5160A
One of two volumes containing an interleaved copy, with notes by William Jenkyn Jones (1852-1925), Calvinistic Methodist missionary in Brittany, of a bilingual New Testament in Breton and French, published in Paris in 1886.
A list of trading vessels from 1837 onwards which were built on the river Dee, the material including the towns of Rhyl, Flint, Connah's Quay, Queensferry and Chester.
A copy of Angharad Llwyd: A History of the Island of Mona, or Anglesey ... (Ruthin, 1833), which bears the autograph of William Wordsworth (1770-1850).
A transcript of The Petition of the Six Counties of South Wales and the County of Monmouth, Presented to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England For a supply of Ministers, in lieu of those that have been Ejected [printed in 1652], together with a part-transcript, part-abstract of A true and perfect Relation of the Whole Transaction concerning The Petition of the six Counties of South Wales ... With the Parliament's Resolves and proceedings thereupon Now humbly Represented to his Highnesse the Lord Protector's consideration [published in 1654].
Autograph letters from J. Williams, Town Hall [? ---], 5 September 1830, to a Mr Jones of Scholarcae, Llanberis, and from Richard Jones, Congregational minister, Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, 27 October 1836, to his father, John Pritchard, Singrig, Dolwyddelan, near Llanrwst.
A copy of Richard Blackmore: King Arthur. An Heroick Poem ... (London, 1697), with manuscript notes explaining the numerous names (some of which are veiled) and classical references in the text.