CELTIC RESEARCHES; on the Origin, Traditions & Language of the Ancient Britons; with some introductory sketches on the Primitive Society

DAVIES, Edward

Published by Printed for the author, London, 1804

About this Item

Large 8vo, pp. x, lxxiii, 561pp., with 2 engraved plates of runes, subscriber's list, Bound in publisher's cloth, some soiled, worn at the extremities. Text some foxed and browned, a good copy. The author, a Welsh antiquary and curate affectionately known as "Celtic Davies", was involved with the recovery and re-invention of Druidic tradition and advanced some curious ideas with regard to the connection between the Hebrew and Welsh languages.Celtic Researches" is the best known and most important in Davies' canon (DNB V, 584).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CELTIC RESEARCHES; on the Origin, Traditions & Language of the Ancient Britons; with some introductory sketches on the Primitive Society
• Publisher: Printed for the author, London
• Publication Date: 1804
• Edition: First Edition.