Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent
by Camden, William; Gough, Richard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: John Stockdale, 1806. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. 4 volumes in contemporary leather bindings, rebacked with the spines laid back down, inner joints strengthened with cloth tape. Modest browning and foxing, occasional light stains and wear to page edges, some offsetting, but generally clean and a very good copy overall. With 104 engraved plates, 57 maps, mostly folding and a 1 paginated folded chart. ccvi, 415, (1, blank),([2) ; iv, 518, (2); iv, 527, (1, blank), (29), (1, blank); iv, 570, (30)pp. Brunet I 1511.
The second edition of Gough's Britannia, the first was published in 1789. "bien préférable aux précedentes" (Brunet). Size: Folio. 4-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Geography & Maps. Inventory No: 046466.
The second edition of Gough's Britannia, the first was published in 1789. "bien préférable aux précedentes" (Brunet). Size: Folio. 4-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Geography & Maps. Inventory No: 046466.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046466
- Title
- Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent
- Author
- Camden, William; Gough, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Stockdale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Keywords
- History; Geography & Maps. NOISBN
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Pazzo Books
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Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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