A Journey Through England. In Familiar Letters from A Gentleman Here to His Friend Abroad
by Macky, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- , leather worn with patches of loss to covers, gutters open, new front free endpaper, faint foxing spots, a few ink marks, firm
- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
published by John Hooke and T. Caldecott, London, 1714 First Edition. Hardback. , leather worn with patches of loss to covers, gutters open, new front free endpaper, faint foxing spots, a few ink marks, firmly held, good condition. Octavo (over 7-10 inches tall). , half title, title page, xii / 214 pages with xlii page index at rear, decorative friezes to chapter heads etc , full panelled calf with tooled decorations, 5 raised bands to spine
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- Bookseller
- Keogh's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32219
- Title
- A Journey Through England. In Familiar Letters from A Gentleman Here to His Friend Abroad
- Author
- Macky, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- New , leather worn with patches of loss to covers, gutters open, new front free endpaper, faint foxing spots, a few ink marks, firm
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- published by John Hooke and T. Caldecott
- Place of Publication
- , London
- Date Published
- , 1714
- Keywords
- Macky, John, A Journey Through England. In Familiar Letters from A Gentleman Here to His Friend Abroad
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About the Seller
Keogh's Books
Biblio member since 2005
Skipton, North Yorkshire
About Keogh's Books
Keogh\'s books has been going for nineteen years now, but the shop in Nailsworth is just a year old. There is also a thriving market stall in Stroud on most Saturdays, and our website.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Raised Band(s)
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- New
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- Half Title
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- First Edition
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- Calf
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- Title Page
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