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Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. Also on several Parts of North Wales: WITH Observations on the River Wye, and South Wales

Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. Also on several Parts of North Wales: WITH Observations on the River Wye, and South Wales

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Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. Also on several Parts of North Wales: WITH Observations on the River Wye, and South Wales

by GILPIN William 1724-1804

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London: Strand.: Published by his Trustees for the Benefit of his School at Boldre. T Cadell and W Davies., 1809. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG, two volumes in one. In full calf, re-backed to style, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to maroon & green labels, over contemporary calf, gilt edge tooling. Internally, North Wales, 1809, 1st ed, [3], (iv-x), [2], [1], 2-208 pp, 19 pls (of 20, mezzotints). South Wales, 1800, 5th ed, [5], (vi-xvi), [1], 2-154 pp, 16 pls. Octavo. pps (x+) 208, and (xvi+) 154, red marbled endpapers, ink name to ffep, some very light offsetting, text block edges marbled red. (221*136 mm). (Lowndes 895. Graesse 85). Gilpin, writer on art and headmaster, who with the proceeds from his first three picturesque books (amounting to about £400), built and endowed two little schools at Boldre. He established a fund for the maintenance and operating expenses of the schools, and in 1802 a sale of his drawings, which realized about £1500, handsomely supplemented the fund. ODNB.

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Title
Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. Also on several Parts of North Wales: WITH Observations on the River Wye, and South Wales
Author
GILPIN William 1724-1804
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Hardcover
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1st Edition
Publisher
Published by his Trustees for the Benefit of his School at Boldre. T Cadell and W Davies.
Place of Publication
London: Strand.
Date Published
1809
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Weight
2.20 lbs
Keywords
Topography Wales England Reavel

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