Wanderings and excursions in South Wales; with the scenery of the River Wye AND Wanderings in North Wales with 100 engravings by Radclyffe, from drawings by Cox, Harding, Fielding, Creswick, Watson - Complete in TWO VOLUMES
by Roscoe, Thomas (1791-1871)
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About This Item
London : Tilt and Bogue, 1844. Hardback. Near fine copies both in the original gilt-blocked & elaborately blind-ruled and tooled cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Issued uniform with a new and improved edition of his Wanderings in South Wales.--Cf. Advertisement, p.[4] at end. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description; South Wales; [14], 284, [2], 50 plates : map [folded] ; 23 cm. North Wales; [14], [33]-332, [4] p., [51] leaves of plates : ill., fold. col. map ; 23 cm. Notes; Added t.-p., engravings. ""Partly written by Louisa A. Twamley, afterwards Mrs. Meredith.""--Dict. Nat. Biog. Subjects; Wales - Description and travel. Wye River.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Wanderings and excursions in South Wales; with the scenery of the River Wye AND Wanderings in North Wales with 100 engravings by Radclyffe, from drawings by Cox, Harding, Fielding, Creswick, Watson - Complete in TWO VOLUMES
- Author
- Roscoe, Thomas (1791-1871)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Tilt and Bogue
- Date Published
- 1844
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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