A WALK FROM LONDON TO JOHN O'GROAT'S WITH NOTES BY THE WAY. Illustrated with Photographic Portraits
por Burritt, Elihu
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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London: Sampson, Low, Marston,, 1864. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. green, gilt dec cloth, cover and spine, beveled boards, pp., ix,(1), 420,16 (publisher's catalog) 4 mounted photographs, (frontis.photograph of author missing) edges & corners worn, small tears at spine ends, endpapers dusty, ink sig on half-title, front hinge starting, loose in binding, one plate disbound, plates are foxed, plate at pp 163 soiled, scattered foxing, A good reading copy only.Burritt was born in 1810 in New Britain CT., and early in life was a blacksmith. His capacity for learning languages quickly earned him the title the Learned Blacksmith. He was a worker for world peace, temperance and an opponent of slavery. In 1848 he organized the first international congress of the Friends of Peace which was held in Brussels, Belgium Size: 8 Vo.,.
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- Livreiro
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 122816
- Título
- A WALK FROM LONDON TO JOHN O'GROAT'S WITH NOTES BY THE WAY. Illustrated with Photographic Portraits
- Autor
- Burritt, Elihu
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Sampson, Low, Marston,
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1864
- Palavras-chave
- TRAVEL GREAT BRITAIN LONDON WALKING TOURS BURRITT ELIHU MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHY
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Travel;
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Membro de Biblio desde 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Sobre Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
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