{"product_id":"a-history-of-wales-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-edwardian-conquest-john-edward-lloyd","title":"A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest, John Edward Lloyd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest, John Edward Lloyd — First Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1911\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, 2 vols. pp. xxiv, 356; vii, 815.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good. The two volumes are bound in the publisher's original green cloth, which remains structurally sound and secure, demonstrating the tightness of the binding. The gilt titling to the spines is bright and largely unoxidised, though the cloth at the spines exhibits mild darkening, light rubbing, and minor fraying at the head and tail, typical of gentle shelf-wear. The boards, featuring blind-stamped borders, show some external wear; specifically, Volume II bears noticeable mottling and splash marks along the fore-edge margin of the front board, while Volume I shows a minor pale mark to the lower rear. The text-block edges are untrimmed and display age-commensurate tanning. Internally, the hinges are intact, and the text block is predominantly crisp. However, the grade is justified by prominent offset tanning and scattered foxing to the endpapers, half-titles, and title pages, which transitions to only sporadic spotting throughout the main text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is a true first edition of John Edward Lloyd's authoritative work, complete in two volumes and retaining the publisher's original green cloth binding. The first volume details the history up to the Norman Conquest, while the second volume continues to the Edwardian Conquest and includes the requisite folding map of medieval Wales at the rear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a cornerstone of Welsh historiography, first editions of this monumental work are relatively uncommon on the open market, particularly in their unrestored original cloth. The lack of secondary binding characteristics or later publisher corrections confirms its status as the primary 1911 printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered the foundational text of modern Welsh historical scholarship, John Edward Lloyd's \u003ci\u003eA History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest\u003c\/i\u003e provides a sweeping, meticulously researched narrative of the nation's formative centuries. From the prehistoric and Roman eras, through the complex genealogies of early medieval kingdoms, up to the definitive fall of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282, Lloyd weaves a coherent and enduringly authoritative account. Grounded in rigorous academic discipline, this two-volume masterpiece not only defined the boundaries of Welsh history for generations of scholars but remains an essential, highly readable chronicle of Wales's early struggle for identity and independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54648720785747,"sku":"5281","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260819_132419.jpg?v=1787307740","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-wales-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-edwardian-conquest-john-edward-lloyd","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}