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The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales. Vol. IV.
by J.B.Harley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/F/VG++/Very Good.
- ISBN 10
- 0903541041
- ISBN 13
- 9780903541046
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "VOL 4 IN THE SERIES," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. * Impression: 1st ?* Date of Publication: 1986. * Publisher: Harry Margary, Lympne Castle, Kent. * Binding and cover condition: Dark blue cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine only. No visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper showing the armorial bearing of the Ordnance Survey with mid-green title to spine and face. Some shelf wear to top and bottom edges, head and tail of spine. Some minor spotting. Now in a clear un-attached protective wrapper. VG++. * Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with light reading wear, no marks to text, some slight marks to page edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: One single colour plate to frontis. Some b/w line drawn illustrations to introduction. Numerous single sided map section reproductions throughout. * Pages: 98 pp. text. lxv pp. introduction and appendices at front.* Description: A reproduction of the 110 sheets of the survey in early state in ten volumes of which this is volume IV containing those for Central England. Scale one inch to the mile.* A NEAR FINE text copy of the 1st./1st. with some age and wear to jacket reducing it to VG++. Now in a clear un-attached protective wrapper.*
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- Seller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10319
- Title
- The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales. Vol. IV.
- Author
- J.B.Harley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/F/VG++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st. Imp?
- ISBN 10
- 0903541041
- ISBN 13
- 9780903541046
- Publisher
- Harry Margary, Lympne.
- Place of Publication
- Lympne Castle, Kent.
- This edition first published
- December 1986
- Pages
- 163
- Keywords
- Ordnance Survey, History.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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