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Bartholomew's Touring Atlas and Gazetteer of the British Isles
by John Bartholomew
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son, 1998. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 12" by 9" . Not Stated . A modern reprint of Bartholomew's atlas and gazetteer of Britain, complete with its scarce dust wrapper. John Bartholomew's Atlas and Gazetteer of the British Isles, recreated from the Practical Motorist's Touring Maps and Gazetteer. Featuring maps produced between 1897 and 1903 from reduced Ordnance Surveys, here featured with additions and corrections. An accurate representation of Bartholomew's atlas, showing detailed roads, railways, canals, and settlement as they existed at the time.Containing a series of ninety-six maps in colour. Complete with unclipped, scarce dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only, minor chipping to head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With ninety-six coloured maps. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818A95
- Title
- Bartholomew's Touring Atlas and Gazetteer of the British Isles
- Author
- John Bartholomew
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Bartholomew & Son
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 12" by 9"
- Keywords
- bartholomew atlas illustrated great britain atlas
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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