THE STRANGER'S GUIDE IN BRIGHTON, BEING A COMPLETE COMPANION TO THAT FASHIONABLE WATERING PLACE AND THE RIDES AND DRIVES IN ITS VICINITY. ALSO, RAMBLES IN THE VICINITY, Comprehending a Historical and Topographical Delineation of the Surrounding Neighbourhood, Remains of Antiquity, and other Objects of Note and Interest
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- first
- Condition
- Good binding
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Brighton: W. Saunders, 1841. Original Sewn Wrappers. Good binding. 12mo. 83, [1 (index)]; 49 [1 (contents)] pp., plates, map. Stitched into printed wrappers. Four engraved plates including the frontispiece and a hand-colored tri-fold map of Sussex. Stitching is loose; covers are somewhat worn; the top third of the fore-edge of the first half a dozen leaves show predation to the margin, only; likewise the fore-edge margin of the folding map is nibbled; rear wrapper has been discreetly and professionally reattached. A remarkably uncommon mid-19th century guide book condition it was frequently issued for more than a decade.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5987
- Title
- THE STRANGER'S GUIDE IN BRIGHTON, BEING A COMPLETE COMPANION TO THAT FASHIONABLE WATERING PLACE AND THE RIDES AND DRIVES IN ITS VICINITY. ALSO, RAMBLES IN THE VICINITY, Comprehending a Historical and Topographical Delineation of the Surrounding Neighbourhood, Remains of Antiquity, and other Objects of Note and Interest
- Format/Binding
- Original Sewn Wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. Saunders
- Place of Publication
- Brighton
- Date Published
- 1841
- Keywords
- Ephemera Box
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ephemera; Travel, Adventure & the Outdoors;
Terms of Sale
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2011
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...