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The Homeland Handbooks Series Volume 24: The Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames , Ancient & Modern, with notes upon Surbiton & its Surroundings
by Dr. W. E. St. L.. Finny
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Homeland Association Ltd, London, 1902. First Edition. Softcover. Fair Condition. published in the 'coronation year' of 1902 with 44 pages of contemporary local advertisements to front & rear; a fold-out b/w. map of the area; b/w. frontis. photograph; title page; contents list & list of illustrations, this guidebook contains a wealth of topographical & historical information about the area illustrated throughout by b/w. photographs & drawings. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xxii + 148 + xliv. lacking spine paper but binding sound & strengthened with clear archive tape. Pages browned with age. no Dust Jacket as published.. Staples rusty. Includes appendix(on Trade Tokens) & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Geography & Maps; Surrey; Kingston; Travel & Places; England; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 4248. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4248
- Title
- The Homeland Handbooks Series Volume 24: The Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames , Ancient & Modern, with notes upon Surbiton & its Surroundings
- Author
- Dr. W. E. St. L.. Finny
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Homeland Association Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Geography/Maps/Guide Books/Surrey/History/Local History/Kingston-upon-Thames/Surbiton/Homeland Handbooks Series/Kingston/Trade Tokens Geography & Maps; Surrey; Kingston; Travel & Places; England; Genealogy & Local History. Unbranded
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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