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A volume lettered on the spine 'Tipyn o Bobpeth', being a scrap-book of press cuttings compiled c. 1900-02 by John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd'). On two occasions only has the compiler recorded his sources, i. e. Y Cerddor and Y Drych, but inferentially there are many cuttings from the latter. The content is largely literary or biographical and the following examples of titles may be quoted: 'Yspryd beirniadol yr oes' by S. F. Roberts, Pontlliw, 'Hen Bererin Cymreig' [i.e. Daniel L. Jones, New York] by R. R. Brooklyn, N. Y.; 'Ioan Pedr' [i.e. John Peter, Bala]; 'Y lefain Gymreig mewn cerfluniaeth' by [William Davies] 'Mynorydd', London', 'Protestania Llewelyn (Ffugchwedl Gydfuddugol yn Eisteddfod Caerludd, 1887)' by T. J. Powell, Coalburg, O; 'Cerddoriaeth' by Gwilym Williams ('Ap Morgan'), Bellevue, Pa.; 'Talhaiarn [Anerchiad a draddodwyd o flaen Cymdeithas y Brythonwyr ... , Llundain Rhagfyr 12fed 1901]' by [Robert Jones] 'Trebor Aled'; 'Canu' by W. Parry, Rhyl; 'Y Parch. John Owen Jones. Adgofion Bore Oes am y Pregethwr a'r Duweinydd o Slatington, Pa.' by the Reverend Benj. W. Jones, Bangor, Pa.; 'Dylanwad arferion er ffurfio cymeriad' by R. Vaughan Jones, Utica, N. Y. , Y diweddar Benj. Hughes, Ysw., Scranton, Pa.' by the Reverend E. Edwards, Allentown Pa., 'Llanbadarn [Fawr], Ceredigion ... Llith y Crwydryn'; 'J. Harris Fairchild, D. D. , Ll. D.' by T. A. Humphreys'; 'Pennod o adgofion' by the Reverend W. R. James, Calcutta; 'Marwolaeth Mr Jenkin Howell, Aberdar'; 'William R. Williams, Brodor o Fon a Ffermwr Llwyddianus ger Philadelphia, Pa.' by E. Puntan Davies; 'Y Diweddar Barchedig Edward Davies, (Derfel Gadarn), Trawsfynydd'; 'Marwolaeth Mr Hugh Hughes, Cerrigydrudion'; and 'Y diweddar Barch. Edward Jenkins [Wilkesbarre, Pa.]' by the Reverend J. T. Griffiths.

A volume containing a (?)first copy of a long poem in decasyllabic couplets and in five books entitled 'Solitude'.

The title on the spine and on the first page is misleading as the volume contains 'The Children in the Wood, a Tragedy', dedicated by Thomas Powell to his daughter Catherine Powell, 'since Lady Martin'. [Catherine Powell married Henry William Martin of Lockinge, Berkshire in 1792; he succeeded to the baronetcy in 1794].

A small volume containing 'Original Compositions' by Thomas Powell, mainly in verse, some described as having been printed in The Gentleman's Magazine. The titles include 'ode to Captain James Luttrell', 'Inscription at Strawberry Hill', 'Inscription at Gloster house, Twickenham' ('Seat of James Whitchurch Esqr & his Lady - my very good Friends both'), and 'Inscription in a rural Temple in the Grove, at York House - Twickenham'.

A volume made up largely of paper-covered notebooks containing items of verse, essays, etc., including 'Epistle to Fuscus (to Lawrence ... Esqr.) on Horace's Canvas', 'Respect thyself' and 'Friendship' (written in another hand - ?that of P.C. P[owell]), both 'a Spectator', a letter 'a Spectator', 'Urania an Ode', and 'Nil admirari. To Sir James Winter Lake, Bart'. Also in the volume are an 'Epistle dedicatory to George Selwyn Esqr' beginning 'Your singular Taste in ranging after Executions ...', and some items of verse in French.

'Nisus & Euryalus. Episode from 9th Aeneid of Virgil', viz. a metrical translation by Thomas Powell of Aeneid IX, 176-449, dedicated to his son, Frederick Charles [Powell], with the Latin hexameters facing, written in another hand [? that of F. C. Powell, see note on p. [10]]. Beneath the dedication is a note ending: 'This Translation by the Translators attention to originality, looks like his own Invention & not a Translation (?)S. T.'.

A volume containing 'the fair and last transcrb'd copy, 1808, of 'Don Alonzo di Giorgio, il Conde di Montenero, a Drama' by Thomas Powell, dedicated to the Right Honble Horace Walpole, Lord Orford, with some loose papers at the end, including 'Apology for my Compositions in the french language'.

A bound extract (pp. 194-213) [? from Cofnodion a Chyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909 (Llundain)] containing the adjudication by J. Arthur Price on an essay competition on the subject of 'The Welsh Jacobites' and the winning essay by Herbert M[illingchamp] Vaughan [of Llangoedmor], together with one page of additional 'Notes' in the hand of the author. Inset is a letter from Herbert M. Vaughan, Llangoedmore to [J. H.] Davies [1914] (covering the presentation of the volume, references to other books in the writer's possession and to the recipient's treasures, an invitation to the recipient to the writer's home). According to an inscription by the author in a similar copy of the work in the National Library of Wales 'Only six copies of this essay ... were printed in this form'.

An interleaved copy of The Thirty Nine Articles of the Church of England (1774), with manuscript notes.

A volume in the hand of J. H. Davies, begun on 11 January [19]13, containing transcripts and extracts relating to the Quakers in Wales. The material is arranged and the volume indexed according to counties. Among relevant insets are three letters to J. H. Davies from F. W. Gibbin, Neath, [19]13, J. J. Jory, London, 1923, and Norman Penney, Friends' Reference Library, London, 1913.

A copy of The Quackade. A mock heroic poem, in five canto's. By Whirligig Bolus, Esq; (London: Printed by Thomas Syringe, 1752). The inscription 'from the Author' [?Thomas Harris - see below] occurs on one of the end-papers. Riddles, charades, etc. have been written on the end-papers.

A typescript play entitled 'The Private Tutor' by J. L. Plant.

Corrected page-proofs of [J. H. Davies (ed.), The Letters of Goronwy Owen (Cardiff, 1924), pp. i-vi, 1-207. The date 'Oct. 1923' is stamped on the first page of the Introduction (which is shorter than that in the book as printed) and Appendix XI and the indices are wanting in the proofs.

[The Legend of Penrhyn Creuddyn].

A printed proof copy of Reverend Robert Williams (ed.): 'The Holy Greal', with manuscript notes.

A printed copy of 'The Gospel of Nicodemus', with manuscript notes.

The Daily Journal: or, Gentleman's, Merchant's, and Tradesman's, Complete Annual Accompt - Book, ... 1801, with a few manuscript accounts. Inset is a letter from Rice Rees, Llandovery, to [ ] Williams (writer regrets being unable to help an old friend but it was impossible for him to reach Caernarvonshire to serve the following Sunday; writer intends going to Radnorshire the following week; college vacation and the consecration of the chapel). Some of the pages have been sewn at the top and the bottom and contain fishing flies.

Poetry and notes on the Coronation Oath, [19 cent.].

An autographed presentation copy from the author to the Reverend J. Jenkins, Kerry of Edward Davies, The claims of Ossian examined and appreciated (Swansea, 1825), containing an autograph letter to the Reverend Jenkins, 29 April 1826, [?from W. J. Rees].