Observations on Several Parts of England, Particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772. - In 2 Volumes.
by Gilpin, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1808. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, London. Marbled closed edges. Leather scuffed to corners and surface rubbed to spine, some minor loss to title labels on spines, the odd small mark to boards. Vol I - Endpapers very lightly foxed, period ink inscrip. to front endpaper, tiny amount of loss to corner of f-rep, faint stain to edges of several pp towards rear. The very occasional small mark within both volumes, fingerprint etc, else both very good, binding sound, text and plates clean and bright.. Third Edition. Half - Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45270
- Title
- Observations on Several Parts of England, Particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772. - In 2 Volumes.
- Author
- Gilpin, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Date Published
- 1808
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Bookcase
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Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Foxed
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