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An Account of the Isle of Man, Its Inhabitants, Language, Soil, remarkable Curiousities, the Succession of its Kings and Bishops, down to the present Time. By way of Essay. With a Voyage to I-Columb-kill. To which is added, a Dissertation about the Mona of Caesar and Tacitus; and an Account of the Antient Druids, &c
by William Sacheverell, Thomas Brown
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: Printed for J Hartley, A Gibson; and Tho. Hodgson, 1702 A fair copy of the 1st edition in contemporary panelled calf. The binding is complete but very worn with splitting at the joints; a lot of wear and loss to spine ends and corners; and leather surface loss to the boards. There is the armorial bookplate of Strickland Freeman Esq of Fawley Court, Bucks, 1810 to the front pastedown endpaper. Strickland Freeman was a landowner and sportsman, and author of a number of works on horsemanship. Contents with title; dedication 4pp; preface 2pp; introduction 7pp; text pp 1-122; voyage to I-Columb pp 123- 144; title A Short Dissertation by Thomas Brown and text 147-175; errata; advert on final page. The contents are very clean and sound with lightly toned paper. There is occasional scholarly annotation.
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- E C Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032979
- Title
- An Account of the Isle of Man, Its Inhabitants, Language, Soil, remarkable Curiousities, the Succession of its Kings and Bishops, down to the present Time. By way of Essay. With a Voyage to I-Columb-kill. To which is added, a Dissertation about the Mona of Caesar and Tacitus; and an Account of the Antient Druids, &c
- Author
- William Sacheverell, Thomas Brown
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J Hartley, A Gibson; and Tho. Hodgson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1702
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- isle of man; history of isle of man; strickland freeman;
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
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Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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