The Bristol Riots, their causes, progress, and consequences
by A CITIZEN [EAGLES, John]
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- Hardcover
- first
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bristol: Printed by Gutch and Martin, 1832. 403pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece. Modern red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp, remnant of original publisher's printed paper lettering-piece pasted to REP. The first edition of an account by Bristolian art critic and poet John Eagles (1783-1855) of the three-day 1831 Bristol Riots that arose after the second Reform Bill was voted down in the House of Lords, stalling efforts at electoral reform. The majority of the city centre was burnt to the ground, up to £300,000 of damage caused, and up to 250 casualties incurred. . First edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ29065
- Title
- The Bristol Riots, their causes, progress, and consequences
- Author
- A CITIZEN [EAGLES, John]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Gutch and Martin
- Place of Publication
- Bristol
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- History
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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- Gilt
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- Crisp
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