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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales

Literature Illustration

Engravings by Reynolds Stone

Engravings by Reynolds Stone (Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press, 1977): binding by Julian Thomas, Head of Binding at N.L.W., 1980-2012.

a book with a black and white swirl in the middle on top of a table

Myths And Legends

Of The Earth

Printed Materials

Essay on the theory of the Earth by Baron G. Cuvier

Essay on the theory of the Earth by Baron G. Cuvier (Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1827): bound in full navy blue morocco, with a polished piece of agate inset in the upper cover.

Tudor Rose

New Testament

Eight sermons by Hugh Latimer

Eight sermons by Hugh Latimer (London: John Day, 1548-1549): contemporary binding, blind stamped on both covers with Tudor rose and crown and initials WB.

a book with an image of a barn in the middle is shown on a black surface

Cader Idris

Standing Stone

History of Merioneth, volume 1 by E.G. Bowen and C.A. Gresham

History of Merioneth, volume 1 by E.G. Bowen and C.A. Gresham (Dolgellau: The Merioneth Historical and Record Society, 1967): binding by John Ewart Bowen, Head of Binding at N.L.W., 1959-1980, showing a standing stone near Cader Idris.

an old book with floral designs on it sitting on a blue tablecloth covered surface

Paperblanks Notebooks

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Great Leaders

Psalms, Gospels and Epistles in Swedish

Psalms, Gospels and Epistles in Swedish (Götheborg: Johan Georg Lange, 1747)

an ornate metal plaque with red paint on it

The Black Prince

A record of the Black Prince by Henry Noel Humphreys

A record of the Black Prince by Henry Noel Humphreys (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849): papier-mâché binding.

a green book with gold trimming and writing on the front cover, sitting on a black surface

Book Print

Four lectures delivered by William Morris

Four lectures delivered by William Morris (London: Longmans & Co., 1894)