[Rarebooks] FS: "The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin Through Wales" in 1188.

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Giraldus, Cambrensis. THE ITINERARY OF ARCHBISHOP BALDWIN THROUGH WALES, A. 
D. MCLXXXVIII... Translated into English, and Illustrated with Views, 
Annotations and a Life of Giraldus, by Sir Richard Colt Hoare... London: Printed for 
William Miller by W. Bulmer. 1806. Lg. 4to. 2 vols. 
(12),cxcii,220,(4);(6),440,(4)pp. Indices. Complete with 59 engraved plates (including a hand-colored 
folding map) and a second large, hand-colored folding map at rear of Vol. II. Old 
calf over marbled boards (rubbed), tips worn. A few of the plates are foxed. A 
very attractive wide-margined copy.     $750.00 (trade discount allowed)
Giraldus (1146?-1220?) was a notoriously gullible traveler who recounted many 
questionable stories. Still, it is an important historical text.

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