1895 Murray's Handbook for Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire - 1st Edition
by Murray
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Brookfield, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. John Murray 1895, First Edition, 260pp, adverts (52pp), maps and plans including map and corrections request in rear pocket, original red cloth titled in gilt to front panel and spine. This copy also includes red silk marker which is complete but detached. The boards are lightly soiled but still bright and mostly clean; text is clean and tight. This copy shows John Murray as the publisher on the title page but Stanford on the spine and an Advertiser for 1903-04 indicating that Murray printed the stock and Stanford bound and issued it later. It was common practice to make a large print run and then bind and issue the Guides as needed binding in corrections as necessary. This is the first and only issue of this title. Lister 403
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- Bookseller
- Das Bookman
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9796
- Title
- 1895 Murray's Handbook for Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire - 1st Edition
- Author
- Murray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Travel, Guide, History, Europe, War, Geography, Atlas, Maps, Europe, Hand-Book, Handbook, Hand Book, Tours, Tourism, Tourist, British, English, Great Britain, Murray, Murray's, Handbook, Hand-Book,
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Brookfield, Connecticut
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Das Bookman specializes in Antiquarian Travel Guides, The Federal Writers' Project (WPA), and the works of Doris Lessing who is the 2007 Nobel Laurate for Literature. Guides from Baedeker, Murray, Cook, A&C Black and others are featured as well as The American Guide Series and other original WPA Guides issued in the thirties and forties. Numerous un-catalogued titles are always available so please inquire If you're looking for something special we can see if it's available, or, if your interests are more general (cities/counties, folklore, recreation, children's, etc.) try and describe them as best you can and we'll compile a list of available titles.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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