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A Pocket Topography and Gazetteer of England, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions, and Distance, Parochial, Population, & Other Tables. Vol. I Illus. by maps of the English counties and vignettes of cathedrals and churches.
by J. Pigot & Co
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: J. Pigot & Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1841. Hardcover. Vol. I only. 502pp + 6 unnumbrered pages. 21 maps with 21 facing pictures, as called for, from Bedfordshire to Wiltshire. Book has green textured cloth covers with black text on the spine. Label mostly illegible. Marks on covers and spine, tears along outer hinges on front and back covers, wear to head, tail, edges and corners, corners bumped. Inner hinges cracked but still attached. Text is unmarked, however pages show some foxing, some quires more heavily darkened than others, and there is humidity darkening at top and bottom margins of many pages. A worn copy but one with its full complement of maps, still usable. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7476
- Title
- A Pocket Topography and Gazetteer of England, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions, and Distance, Parochial, Population, & Other Tables. Vol. I Illus. by maps of the English counties and vignettes of cathedrals and churches.
- Author
- J. Pigot & Co
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- J. Pigot & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Keywords
- English History, Topographical and Statistical surveys, Guidebook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel/Adventure; History:United Kingdom;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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