A Concise Description of Bury Saint Edmund's and its Environs, within the Distance of Ten Miles Illustrated by Engravings and Woodcuts of Upwards of Forty Churches
by Anon
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longman & Co, 1827. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing.. Publisher's presentation copy with "Mrs Bell, with all the Best Regards of the Publisher, J. D" to front front blank endpaper. 8vo. pp. iv, [6], 367, [5] addenda. Original early 19th century half calf with marbled boards. The boards are detatched and the spine is missing. The boards have wear to extremities. The textblock holds together well. Neat manuscript inscription to his sister on endpaper dated 1872. Some ususal occasional foxing to plates. All leaves present. Would make a very good candidate to bind usuing existing 19th century boards. .
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- Bookseller
- Julian Roberts Fine Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026822
- Title
- A Concise Description of Bury Saint Edmund's and its Environs, within the Distance of Ten Miles Illustrated by Engravings and Woodcuts of Upwards of Forty Churches
- Author
- Anon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing.
- Publisher
- Longman & Co
- Date Published
- 1827
- Keywords
- east anglia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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About the Seller
Julian Roberts Fine Books
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire
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