The Text of the Llan Dav, Reproduced from the Gwynsanen Manuscript by J. Gwenogvryn Evans & John Rhys, Oxford, 1893, 428pp, half leather, 6.5 x 10.5", 8vo

Fair condition.  Boards are warped and worn.  Tips are bumped with exposed boards.  Title in gilt on spine; still legible.  Gift inscription on flyleaf.  Frontispiece opposite title page.  Title page in black and red ink: red is still crisp.  Stamp for University College of Wales on title page and scattered throughout textblock.  Marginalia scattered throughout textblock.  Toning, age-staining, and minor instances of tea-staining throughout textblock.  Illustrated with multiple fold-out plates.  Please see photos.

Numbered 100 of 350.

The Book of Llandaff is the chartulary of the cathedral of Llandaff, a 12th-century compilation of documents relating to the history of the diocese of Llandaff in Wales.  It is written primarily in Latin but also contains a significant amount of Old and Middle Welsh names and marginalia.