Philological Australian/Welsh Curiosity. Britannia Antiquissma.
John Jones Thomas, pub. Henry Tolman Dwight, Melbourne 1866. 216pp. + 1 page of diagrams. Second printing, first 1860.
Thomas, a Welsh immigrant, was a Government Inspector of Denominational Schools in Victoria.
Contents are a dense examination (linking language to geometry) "to prove from a study of the Welsh language and Welsh traditions that the Welsh of Cymry are identical with the Cimmerians and that these were prehistoric civilized people in Europe and Asia Minor" [NSWSL]
A challenging read, requiring high comprehension and a working knowledge of Latin and ancient Greek…. Ferg. 17023.
Rebound in brown cloth with gilt titled spine. Boards good. Text block dusted, paper is toned with occasional marks and foxing. Binding good. (23x15cm)


Estimate $60-100