4to, title, verso blank, contents, 5ll., Introduction pp. i-(xii) blank; text pp. 1-360; appendix of J. Cary, 1787, two folding family trees, one of the Princes contemporary with Arthur and the second of the Herbert family by Dr. Griffin, 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates, modern 3/4 burgundy morocco gilt over red cloth. Uncut. Gilt compartments to spine, raised bands, and lettered in gilt. Plates include Abergavenny Castle, Tintern Abbey; Llantony Priory; Rhaglan Castle; Llanarth; Llandeilo, Wye Bridge, and Monmouth. For centuries, the Herbert family was regarded as the most powerful of the Monmouthshire families. Abbey states that this was a scarce work; only 168 copies were subscribed, 32 of which were coloured. Gardnor, whose field was art and architecture, began life as a drawing master teaching drawing at his Academy in Kensington Square. He took Holy Orders, and in 1778 he was instituted to Battersea Vicarage. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and famously made a tour of Paris, Geneva, Lausanne, Basle, Strasbourg, and back down the Rhine. His fine views of the Rhine are well known. Gardnor executed this series of views of Monmouthshire for a History of the County by David Williams (1796). The aquatints were done by Gardnor himself with the assistance of J. Hill. Coloured plates in order: 1. Llanfihangel Juxta Usk Bridge with St. Michael's Mount. 2. East View of Panty Goettre with the Sugar Loaf. 3. East View of the Blorench taken from the Grounds at Panty Goettre. 4. View of Caerleon. 5. South West View of Monmouth. 6. South West View of Usk Castle. 7. Chepstow Castle taken from the Bridge. 8. South West View of Caldecot Castle. 9. East View of Grosmont Castle. 10. South East View of Abergavenny castle. 11. View of Newport Castle. 12. North View of Tintern Abbey. 13. General South View of Llantony Priory. 14. Trinity Chapel, Sudbrook. 15. View of Lantarnam. 16. View of Rhaglan Castle. 17. South View of Penhow Castle. 18. Front View of Pencoed Castle. 19. Front View of Troy House. 20. Front View of Tredegar. 21. Front View of Llanarth. 22. West View of Clytha. 23. South West View of Trostrey Forge & Clytha Castle. 24. South West View of Coldbrook. 25. View of St. Pierre. 26. East View of Llanguby. 27. View of Llanfihangel Cillcornell with St. Michael's Mount. 28. View of Pontypool House. 29. North View of Pontypool. 30. Northwest View of Llanwern. 31. View of Hadnock. 32. North View of Llandeilo. 33. View of Wye Bridge, Monmouth. 34. Llanfoyst, from Tudors Gate, Abergavenny. 35. Northwest View of Panty Goettre. 36. View of the Grounds of Persfield.