Beeton's British Gazetteer.
by Samuel Orchart Beeton
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- Hardcover
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Beeton's British Gazetteer. Samuel Orchart Beeton Published by Ward Lock and Tyler, London. Circa 1870. "A Topographical and Historical Guide to the United Kingdom Containing Nearly Five Thousand Distinct Articles with the Correct Pronunciation of the Name of Every Place." 12mo up to 7½" tall. 284 pages plus 32 pages of publisher's ads. Beautifully rebound in thick leather boards with gilt title and banded spine; card stock pale yellow endpapers. Contents are in very good condition with a few inked names to original rear endpaper; light and occasional foxing and soiling.
Samuel Orchart Beeton was an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs. Beeton and publisher of Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management. He also founded and published Boy's Own Magazine, the first and most influential boys' magazine.
Samuel Orchart Beeton was an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs. Beeton and publisher of Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management. He also founded and published Boy's Own Magazine, the first and most influential boys' magazine.
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- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3032
- Title
- Beeton's British Gazetteer.
- Author
- Samuel Orchart Beeton
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- ART, HISTORY AND POLITICS, ART; ART, REFERENCE, COOKING AND HOME; MAPS AND GUIDE BOOKS;
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...