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The Complete English Traveller; The complete English traveller; or, a new survey and description of England and Wales. Containing A full Account of whatever is Curious and Entertaining In The Several Counties of England and Wales, The Isles of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, And other Islands adjoining to, and dependant on the Crown of Great Britain;

The Complete English Traveller; The complete English traveller; or, a new survey and description of England and Wales. Containing A full Account of whatever is Curious and Entertaining In The Several Counties of England and Wales, The Isles of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, And other Islands adjoining to, and dependant on the Crown of Great Britain;

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The Complete English Traveller; The complete English traveller; or, a new survey and description of England and Wales. Containing A full Account of whatever is Curious and Entertaining In The Several Counties of England and Wales, The Isles of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, And other Islands adjoining to, and dependant on the Crown of Great Britain;

by SPENCER Nathaniel [pseud. SANDERS Robert] c1727-1783

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London: at Shakespear's-Head, in Pater-Noster-Row, : J. Cooke, 1771. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. WALES S.. First edition, in contemporary boxed sheep, corners & edges worn. Spine, relaid at some stage and sown through on 1 side, title faded. Internally, frontis, (iv), [1], 2-140, 143-144, 141-458, 457-696 pp, [12] index, [4] subscribers list, [4] adverts, 57 pls (of 60, which include 3 maps), plus the frontis, 1 map trimmed at base, 1 folding pl detached along crease but present (p129.30), hinges black tape strengthened, some browning, pages 106, 293 & 680 mis-numbered, bookplate to fpd (Rev Walter Arnold Vaughan) & ink name (? Nicholls). Odd pagination but complete. (354*233 mm). (ESTC T124249. Lowndes 2475/6. Allibone 1924) Sanders, compiler of biographies and writer, who under the pseudonym of Nathaniel Spencer, published in weekly numbers The complete English traveller, or, A new survey and description of England and Wales, containing a full account of what is curious and entertaining in the several counties, the isles of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey and a description of Scotland in 1771. This travel guide was partly based on his own travels but also drew on the travel writings by John Ray, Daniel Defoe, and Pennant. See ODNB

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The Complete English Traveller; The complete English traveller; or, a new survey and description of England and Wales. Containing A full Account of whatever is Curious and Entertaining In The Several Counties of England and Wales, The Isles of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, And other Islands adjoining to, and dependant on the Crown of Great Britain;
Author
SPENCER Nathaniel [pseud. SANDERS Robert] c1727-1783
Illustrator
WALES S.
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Hardcover
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1st Edition
Publisher
J. Cooke
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London: at Shakespear's-Head, in Pater-Noster-Row,
Date Published
1771
Size
Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Weight
7.94 lbs
Keywords
History Wales counties topography
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