A Chronological Outline Of The History Of Bristol, And The Stranger's Guide Through Its Streets And Neighbourhood
by Evans, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Author. Good with no dust jacket. 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Re-backed with original leather spine pasted down. Endpapers replaced. Gutters split. Half-title page missing. Newspaper photograph of "Picturesque Bristol," pasted to blank leaf at front. Some spotting throughout. Plate of the North Porch of the Bristol Catherdral pasted to rear free endpaper. Rubbing to edges and corner of boards. ; xxxiv, 376 pages + folding map. Half-leather boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 214mm x 128mm. Some plates from another book ? included loosely at rear of The Lord Bishop Of Bristol and Bristol Catherdral front view and North Porch.; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7632
- Title
- A Chronological Outline Of The History Of Bristol, And The Stranger's Guide Through Its Streets And Neighbourhood
- Author
- Evans, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Author
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Plate
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...