A New and Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales by Daniel Paterson

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-08-18. Hardcover. Used:Good.

T.N. Longman, 1792. 9th edn. 8vo. Contemporary half calf on marbled paper laid boards (extrems rather scuffed and bumped with wear to head of spine). Pp. xxxvi + 386 (endpapers rather marked; no inscriptions), illus with double page frontispiece map.

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London: F. Power and Co., 1792. Hardback, half-calf, marbled boards. 17cm x 11.5cm. xxxvi, 214pp. Complete with folding fronits map. 3 mss leaves to front and 8 leaves of mss calculations of journeys to rear. Rear board detached. Private ownership. (r23). Hard Cover. Fair.

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London: F. Power and Co.. Good. 1792. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. 1/2 Leather and Marbled Boards. Original binding, double page map at front titled "A General View of the Roads of England and Wales". Includes I. An alphabetical list of all the cities, towns and villages... II. The direct roads from London to all cities... III. The Cross Roads of England and Wales. IV. The circuits of the judges in England. V. An Index to the County seats. The ninth edition adds almost 80 pages and many improvements in the roads. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine reads "ROADS", marbled boards, spine edges and ends moderately rubbed, rubbing on spine, chipping of marbled paper along leather spine, one corner chipped and others are rubbed and worn, edgewear, 386 pp.; 16mo .

London: T. Carnan, 1784. Cloth. Good Only. 8" by 6". Not Stated. A sixth edition of Paterson's eighteenth century road guide, describing the roads out of London at the time. Written by Daniel Paterson (1739-1825), a cartographer and officer of the British Army. His 'Road Book' was first published in 1771, and ran to eighteen editions by 1829. He was Quartermaster-General to the Forces, and also published topographical works such as 'Topographical Description of the Island of Grenada' and 'A New and Accurate Description of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in Scotland'.The sixth edition of this topographical work.Complete with a folding map depicting England and Wales.With the contemporary ownership inscription of Joseph Armstrong, of Stamfordham, Northumberland. Paints a fascinating account of British roads towards the late eighteenth century. In a contemporary cloth binding. Externally a trifle worn, with the edges worn and some cockling to the cover. Ownership inscription to the verso of… Read More

London: Printed for T. N. Longman, 1796. xxxv, [1], 390 columns, [1], 391-406pp. With an engraved folding map bound as frontispiece. Later green morocco backed marbled boards. Heavily rubbed, splitting to upper joint, loss to head of spine. Wax spots to FEP, lightly foxed throughout. Daniel Paterson (1738-1826), published in a series of Road Books and Guides which went through many editions, the definitive pre-OS route maps and descriptions for travellers, serving well the explosion of stage-coach and private coach travel which followed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. ESTC T93558.. Eleventh edition. 8vo.

London: printed for T. N. Longman, Pater-Noster-Row, 1794. Early Reprint. Wraps. Very Good+. Small 8vo: xxxvi,380 numbered columns,381-394 [Index to the County Seats]pp, with folding copper-engraved map frontispiece. Recently bound to style by Fitterer in drab wraps, printed paper spine label, end papers renewed. A Very Good or better copy (map and title page lightly browned, browning and creases to some early page margins only), in a Fine binding. Lowndes 1798. Fordham (Road-Books), p. 27. Not in Hodson. Tenth edition (originally published 1771), with "addition of nearly ninety pages, including considerable improvements in the direct roads, many new cross roads, and a great number of noblemen's and gentlemen's seats." Although Paterson contributed no significant innovations to the compilation of road books, relying on the advances of Norden, Ogilby, and others, he "made improvements in style and presentation and added factual detail—so much so that his name was for many years an indicator of… Read More