UP AND DOWN THE RIVER. BENNET'S MAP & ABC GUIDE TO THE RIVER THAMES FROM OXFORD TO GRAVESEND WITH USEFUL NOTES FOR BOATING AND ANGLING.
by BENNET, J.F. (John Frederick), 1852-1937 - publisher :
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : J. F. Bennet, 1907. Twenty-first edition. A popular and attractive map of the best-known stretch of Thames, produced by the City of London printer and stationer, John Frederick Bennet of Queen Street, manufacturer of "Wryte-eezy" stationery, which is advertised and illustrated among the numerous and entertaining advertisements. The map is accompanied by twenty pages of text, with notes on angling, boating, steam-launches, locks and tolls, with a distance-table, and an A-Z guide to the riverside towns and villages. First published in 1889. Coloured lithograph on paper, folding into a pictorial cloth case. Printed surface 744 x 185mm (approx. 29-1/4" x 7-1/4"). A few faint marks; some very minor creasing; one tiny hole, but still an attractive example. No copy of this edition located in major libraries worldwide - and only a handful of copies of any of the earlier editions.
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- Seller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 43659
- Title
- UP AND DOWN THE RIVER. BENNET'S MAP & ABC GUIDE TO THE RIVER THAMES FROM OXFORD TO GRAVESEND WITH USEFUL NOTES FOR BOATING AND ANGLING.
- Author
- BENNET, J.F. (John Frederick), 1852-1937 - publisher :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : J. F. Bennet, 1907.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Antique Map, Thames
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