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The Juvenile Tourist: Or, Excursions Through Various Parts of the Island of Great Britain
por John Evans
- Usado
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Good Only
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este item
London: Albion Press, 1809. Leather. Good Only. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A scarce collection of travel writing from Evans during his excursions across Britain, with illustrations. New edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, two plates, two maps, and one folding map. Collated complete. A collection of travel writing from the author's journeys across the West of England, the Midland counties, and the county of Kent. Includes historical anecdotes, commentary on the improvements by the rising generation, and poetical extracts. Written by John Evans, a Welsh explorer known for producing an early map of the Missouri River. Bound in full mottled calf. Externally, worn with rubbing resulting in light loss to the extremities. Front board detached. Rear hinge starting but firm. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light spotting. The odd handling mark. Pencil inscriptions to the endpapers. Good Only
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 875T60
- Título
- The Juvenile Tourist: Or, Excursions Through Various Parts of the Island of Great Britain
- Autor
- John Evans
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encadernação
- Leather
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Good Only
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Albion Press
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1809
- Dimensão
- 7" by 4.5"
- Palavras-chave
- Juvenile Tourist Excursions Great Britain Tourist
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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