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Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: Republished with Large Additions by John Throsby: and Embellished with Picturesque and Select Views of Seats of Nobility and Gentry, Towns, Village Churches and Ruins
by Robert Thoroton; John Throsby
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sold by B and J White, J Walker and J Walker, 1797 A very good 3 volume set, rebound in recent quarter leather binding, of the 3rd and best edition of this work. Substantially revised by John Throsby with additional plates. This set has untrimmed pages so pages vary in size and have rough edges. Vol 1: small ink signature to preliminary; frontispiece portrait; vignette title page; dedication, preface etc 20pp; text 406pp plus 2pp index, containing 2 engravings in the text, and 22 plates. According to the plate list in Vol 3, it is missing a plate at p73 (Roman Route). Text lightly foxed in places; plates very clean. Vol 2: Vignette title page; 'To the Reader' 1p; blank; text 324pp with 2 engravings in the text, 5 folding plates, 39 single page plates and folding lists of knights - 4pp; list of sheriffs 1p; index 1p; index to Arms 3pp. Generally bright and clean. According to binding directions, this volume has 3 extra plates (facing pp 80, 84, and 98). Vol 3: folding map of Nottinghamshire; vignette title page; text 454pp with 1 engraving in the text, and 26 plates; Additional Collection 8pp; index 13pp including errata and directions to the binder. Generally clean and in very good condition. A very good set.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30541
- Title
- Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: Republished with Large Additions by John Throsby: and Embellished with Picturesque and Select Views of Seats of Nobility and Gentry, Towns, Village Churches and Ruins
- Author
- Robert Thoroton; John Throsby
- Illustrator
- J Wigley
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sold by B and J White, J Walker and J Walker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1797
- Keywords
- Nottinghamshire; county histories; eighteenth century history
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY; TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY;
- Size
- Quarto
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
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