An Historic and Picturesque Guide from Clifton, through the Counties of Monmouth, Glamorgan, and Brecknock, with Representations of Ruins, Interesting Antiquities &c. &c.
by George William Manby [G.W.]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bristol: Printed by Fenley & Baylis, 1802. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 22 cm). Speckled full calf leather binding. Expertly rebacked with red morocco title label and gilt ruled compartments, leather repairs to corners of boards. Good solid binding. Foxing to endpapers and blanks. Water stain at lower edge of p141 that diminishes over the 10 leaves before and after, text is otherwise clean throughout. Map frontis and several plates plus illustrations within the text. An excellent example. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: ii, xx, 316
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1186E001
- Title
- An Historic and Picturesque Guide from Clifton, through the Counties of Monmouth, Glamorgan, and Brecknock, with Representations of Ruins, Interesting Antiquities &c. &c.
- Author
- George William Manby [G.W.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Fenley & Baylis
- Place of Publication
- Bristol
- Date Published
- 1802
- Size
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 22 cm)
- Keywords
- South Wales, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Brecknockshire, Breconshire, Brecon, Powys, Topography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Topography;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
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About the Seller
Tarrington Books
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Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...