MORRIS, Jan. A Machynlleth Triad. [Newtown, Powys], Gwasg Gregynogg, 1993.
Foolscap 8vo. Original printed wrappers, within original cloth-backed cardboard chemise with printed lettering-piece to spine, all within original cloth-backed slipcase; pp. 101, [3, colophon], frontispiece and six other tipped-in illustrations by Brenda Berman; very light scuff mark to lower edge of front wrapper; otherwise fine; original prospectus for the book loosely inserted.
First edition, number 2 of 310 copies of this binding variant (50 bound in quarter goatskin, 40 unbound sheets). This trilogy evokes three periods in the history of the Welsh town. The Welsh Rebellion against the English of the early 15th century, the present situation of 1991, and Y Dyfodol/The Future imagines Machynlleth as the capital of the Welsh Republic celebrating an anniversary.
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