An illustrated itinerary of the county of Lancaster
by Redding, Cyrus (1785-1870) ; Taylor, W. C. (William Cooke), (1800-1849)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : How and Parsons, 1842. First Edition. Hardback. Good copy bound in contemporary 1/2 leather over boards. Gilt-titled label to spine, with elaborately gilt-tooled compartments. Some wear to spine, with dulling and rubbing to panel edges. Bookplate to front pastedown. Lacks frontis. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 238 pages; Description: vi, 4, 238, xlviii p. : illus., plates, engravings, map. ; 26 cm. Subject: Lancashire (England) -- Description and travel -- 19th century -- Travel literature. One of an incomplete series to have been called ""England in the nineteenth century."" cf. Fishwick's Lancashire Library. ""Apparently by Dr. W.C. Taylor and Mr. Redding"" -- Forster collection : a catalogue of the printed books.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 187228
- Title
- An illustrated itinerary of the county of Lancaster
- Author
- Redding, Cyrus (1785-1870) ; Taylor, W. C. (William Cooke), (1800-1849)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : How and Parsons
- Date Published
- 1842
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