Evans Rev John Thomas (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Tall 8vo, i-x, 146 pp, catalogue of the author's other works, frontispiece portrait of the author, 39 plates, Book plate of Newport Public Libraries Reference Dept. Stamps to the title page, reverse of frontispiece and reverse of the final plate, beige cloth, top edge gilt. Generally a very good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. With an exhaustive summary of the church plate in the Diocese of St. David's. In brown cloth covers, gilt emblem and title to front cover, edges bevelled, small mark to front cover. Spine, faded a little, title in gilt, edges slightly bumped, top edge marked very slightly. Internally NO inscriptions etc, some offsetting, faint foxing throughout, text block edges uncut, tissue guarded portrait frontis, (x), 146 pp, [4] adverts.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. ".with an Exhautive Summary of the Church Plate in the Diocese of St. David's." The author found that 12 chalices and 6 paten covers dating to the reign of Queen Elizabeth were still in use. Endpages foxed, covers show light spots and rubbing. 146 pages, 39 b/w plates plus ads.; 7 3/4 x 10 ".…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A pleasing collection of seven extensively illustrated works on the church plate of England and Wales, Collection comprised of: (1905) The Church Plate of Pembrokeshire; (1907) The Church Plate of Carmarthenshire; (1910) The Church Plate of Radnorshire; (1912) The Church Plate of Breconshire; (1914) The Church Plate of Cardiganshire; (1921) The Church Plate of Gowerland; (1928) The Church Plate of Oxfordshire. Each work is the first edition and bound in the publisher's original cloth. The Pembrokeshire edition is thoroughly annotated in a contemporary script, including to the front endpapers. The Radnorshire edition contains two curious items tipped in, the first being a 1908 Llandrindod leaflet raising money for the "Bowen-Davies Memorial Aisle" and the second being a very scarce copy of T. E. Morris' article "Capel Maelog, Llandrindod" for the Cambrian Archaeological Association, signed by the author and also featuring a double-sided letter from the the Cambrian Archaeological Association's editor, Rev. Canon Fisher. Extensively illustrated. Pembrokeshire, Gowerland and Oxfordshire each contain a frontispiece. Pembrokeshire contains ten further plates; Gowerland contains thirty-nine further pages of plates; and Oxfordshire contains thirty further pages of plates. Carmarthenshire contains fourteen plates; Radnorshire contains six plates; Breconshire contains fifteen plates; and Cardiganshire contains twenty plates. Collated, complete. This exciting collection offers a contemporary glimpse into the wide variety of church plate held in counties across England and Wales. Compiled by the Reverend John Thomas Evans, who served as rector of Stow-on-the-Wold between 1899 and 1935. An avid antiquarian, Evans published several works on church history, Gloucestershire and his birth county of Pembrokeshire. Each work is bound in the publisher's original cloth. Oxfordshire and Carmarthenshire contain signatures of previous owners to the front free endpapers. The Pembrokeshire edition is thoroughly annotated in a contemporary script, including to the front endpapers. The Radnorshire edition contains two curious items tipped in, the first being a 1908 Llandrindod leaflet raising money for the "Bowen-Davies Memorial Aisle" (page 16) and the second being a very scarce copy of T. E. Morris' article "Capel Maelog, Llandrindod" for the Cambrian Archaeological Association, signed by the author and also featuring a double-sided letter from the the Cambrian Archaeological Association's editor, Rev. Canon Fisher (page 56). Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, more notable fading along the spines, also to the front board of Breconshire. Boards generally also feature a few marks. Internally, generally firmly bound, front hinges tending to be a little weak. Reasonably bright and clean with sporadic spotting throughout, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…