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Pilgrimages to Old Homes Mostly on the Welsh Border
by Fletcher Moss
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Old Parsonage, Didsbury: Fletcher Moss, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 6.5". Not stated. The first edition of this history of old homes in Britain with a signed letter by the author. First edition of Pilgrimages to Old Homes Mostly on the Welsh Border by Fletcher Moss in the original publisher's cloth binding. Includes a signed letter from the author. Also inserted is a photograph from his home, the Old Parsonage. Four pages of 'Mr. Holyoake's Speech on Unveiling Mr. Pratt's Portrait' loosely inserted. Densely illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The front joint is starting but firm. There is some slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. There are some markings to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846W8
- Title
- Pilgrimages to Old Homes Mostly on the Welsh Border
- Author
- Fletcher Moss
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fletcher Moss
- Place of Publication
- The Old Parsonage, Didsbury
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 10.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Old Homes History Illustrated First edition History
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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