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The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle. For The Year MDCCXCVII. (1797.) Volume LXVII. (April - December 1797.)
by URBAN, S:
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- Hardcover
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Printed for John Nichols, and Sold by Elizabeth Newberry, 1797 1st. Hardback, 8.5 x 5 inches. Half bound calf leather to spine and corners, and marbled paper boards. Gilt lettering, banding and decoration to spine, with red speckled page edges. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. In later fine binding. (Newport library, with bookplate to front) Stamp to title page. Some occasional minor foxing spots and handling marks. Some minor offsetting to plates. Else an excellent clean and tight copy. Begins at page 266 - 1158pp. (895pp. Including Titles.) Illustrated with 24 B&W engraved plates, some fold-out.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90729
- Title
- The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle. For The Year MDCCXCVII. (1797.) Volume LXVII. (April - December 1797.)
- Author
- URBAN, S:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Printed for John Nichols, and Sold by Elizabeth Newberry, 1797 1st
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature URBAN, Sylvanus: The Gentleman's Magazine, Historical Chronicle, Year MDCCXCVII, 1797, John Nichols, Elizabeth Newberry, Leather binding, Illustrated, B&W engraved plates, map, politics, parliament, royal family, antiquities, persons,
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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