Thanks Myles, and Becky, for this valuable information - GJA/ ts -----Original Message----- From: Myles Johnson <mylesj@his.com> To: WINN-L@rootsweb.com <WINN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [WINN] The History of the Gwydir family, Sir John Wynne >Hi All, >Before anyone goes rushing off to get this Quinton repro of the 1878 >edtion of Sir John's book, I would suggest that a more usable purchase >of this work is a "Welsh Classics" edition, edited by J. Gwynfor Jones, >the expert on this Wynn fmaily, because Jones' edition has an >invaluable set of annotatations to explain and interpret the original. >The original is actually not terribly useful -- I have one but while it >is handsome, it is not very readable. > >J.G.Jones' edition has the features one needs to understand the >importance of Sir John's history of his family. It is not expensive. >Published in 1990 in hardback by Gomer Press at L. 14.95, I got it thru >amazon.uk, I think. It should be in print because I suspect Dr. Jones >uses it as a text in his Univ. of Wales courses. > >It also contains a 2nd item by Sir John called "Memoirs". The two texts >are indexed and annotated together, so you get a ton of quickly >accesible data and info. > >Good luck. > >Myles Johnson > >**************************************************************** > >The Thill Group Inc wrote: >> >> Back last winter [Jan-Feb time frame] I ordered the "The History of the >> Gwydir Family, Sir John Wynne.... from Quintin Publications...because it was >> out of print and could find no copies any where... they said it would be 40 >> days because they have to get authoization and also they have to scan the >> book in and or get a scanned copy from the LDS... they contacted me in >> August and said it was still in the works... Ok.. so now they have the book >> in their files so it should be the normal 10-20 days to get it... or faster >> if you want a cd of it... I paid $23.92 for book, tax and shipping and I >> received it today it is a spiral bound book with the original cover copied >> on to a tan card stock, and then the pages of the book copied and placed in >> side the spiral bindings and then the back cover is the tan card stock >> also.. so not bad for that price. >> >> IF you want a copy you might contact them. This is the Web page where you >> can order it. It is at the very bottom of the list under GWYDIR: >> http://www.quintinpublications.com/familygenealogies_guli.html >> >> GWYDIR The History of the Gwydir Family., Wynne, Sir John., (1878) 172 Book >> $18.92, CD $10.95 >> >> They say: "Since all of the titles offered through Quintin's Family History >> Centre are custom produced for your order, we ask an average of 40 working >> days to fulfill each request. This time will allow us to produce a quality >> assured product for you. If you are in search of a genealogy not found on >> these pages please do not hesitate to ask us. We have many sources and >> might be able to provide you with the product you desire. >> >> Printed Version. The cost of each custom-produced title is little more than >> it would cost to photocopy each volume - only 11¢ per page ( 9¢ per page for >> books over 1,000 pages) for a professionally photocopied volume. A 250 page >> book would cost you only $27.50. There is a minimum price of $10.95 per >> title. We think that you'll agree that's a reasonable price for custom >> printing of an out-of-print title. >> >> Digital Version. If you prefer to have your chosen title on CD-ROM, the >> cost is only 5¢ per page. There is a minimum price of $10.95 per title. >> >> In several cases it is impossible to determine the accurate price for a >> genealogy because of a lack of bibliographic information. In general, these >> books can run from 10 pages to more than 900 pages per volume. Such >> genealogies are priced with "XXX". By ordering these items you agree to pay >> the per page cost of the volume(s) based upon the pricing structure as >> explained above. >> >> Ok balls in your court if you want one. >> Hugs Cuz Becky >> ttg-inc@attbi.com >> http://www.ttg-inc.net >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ >