Geographia antiqua: being a complete set of maps of antient geography, beautifully engraved from Cellarius. On thirty-three copper plates. Designed for the use of schools and of gentlemen who make the antient writers their delight or study
by Cellarius
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for B. Law and Son, No 13 Ave-Maria-Lane and F and C Rivington, No 62 St Paul's Church Yard, 1793 Book. Fair. Disbound. [8] pages + 33 plates. Stabhole through the lower inner margin of the preliminiary pages. This affects the os of London in the imprint on the title page and one column of the contents list. Remains of old half leather binding - lacks spine and both boards are detached. Worming to the upper margins of plates xv - xviii., just touching the printed outer line. Some spotting and browning to the final plate. Ink owner's name to the front inner cover. All pages and plates are double pages which are folded and mounted centrally at the rear. Some are glued together. ESTC T184971.
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- Bookseller
- Stephen Rench (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010829
- Title
- Geographia antiqua: being a complete set of maps of antient geography, beautifully engraved from Cellarius. On thirty-three copper plates. Designed for the use of schools and of gentlemen who make the antient writers their delight or study
- Author
- Cellarius
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for B. Law and Son, No 13 Ave-Maria-Lane and F and C Rivington, No 62 St Paul's Church Yard
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1793
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Antiquarian;
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Stephen Rench
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire
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