Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated, Historical, Entertaining & Commercial, Historically Arranged.
by Dugdale, Thomas, Antiquarian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- The bindings sound and attractive, foredge corners worn, lacking eight leaves
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London: L. Tallis. The bindings sound and attractive, foredge corners worn, lacking . eight leaves. [ca1845]. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Contemporary 3/4 leather ornate gilt spine with broad raised bands, with publisher's boards, bound in four physical volumes, 1-172, 173-380, 381-708, 725-1586p., lacking pps. 709-724 being signature Y, Volume II being a plate volume and Volume IV being Archer's maps. **Eleven voumes bound in four. .
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- Bookseller
- HJHurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 541
- Title
- Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated, Historical, Entertaining & Commercial, Historically Arranged.
- Author
- Dugdale, Thomas, Antiquarian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - The bindings sound and attractive, foredge corners worn, lacking eight leaves
- Edition
- First Edition (?)
- Publisher
- L. Tallis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [ca1845]
- Keywords
- History, Britain, Literature, Leather Binding, Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bindings;
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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