Iolo Morganwg.- Williams (Edward) Poems, Lyric and Pastoral, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, lacking half-titles and advertisements, vol. A3 Contents 3 upper corner restored with loss to a few letters of text, a few scattered spots, bookplate to front pastedown, 19th century half calf, rebacked, library label to foot of spine, [ESTC T145757], 8vo, for the author, 1791.
⁂ First edition of the only genuine work published by the Welsh poet, antiquarian and forger Williams (1747-1826), better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg. Williams was a noted collector of medieval Welsh Literature, some of which he published together with several of his forgeries, ostensibly by medieval Welsh poets. Nevertheless, Williams had a last impact on Welsh culture, founding the secret society of Welsh-language poets, Gorsedd Cymru, which now oversees the main ceremonies of the modern Eisteddfod.
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