A General Itinerary of England and Wales with Part of Scotland
by David Ogilvy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G. & J. Robinson, 1804. First edition. Hardback. Good Only. 8" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of this scarce early nineteenth century travel guide on England, Scotland, and Wales, with the original large folding map. A detailed early nineteenth century travel guide on England, Wales, and part of Scotland, containing all the direct and principal cross roads to every city and market town. Also including large indexes to the front and rear, containing roads from London, a travelling dictionary, over 6,000 villages, and country seats and remarkable objects. The first edition of this scarce work. Retaining the original half title. Including a large folding map, hand-outlined in colour. Containing a previous owner's small ink signature to the front free-endpaper and half title. Containing a small ink mark to the front board. In contemporary paper boards. Externally, shelf wear and some marks to the boards, and an ink mark to the front board. Significant wear to the spine, resulting in some cords being exposed. Paper lifting to the head of the spine. Joints are rubbed and starting. Containing a previous owner's small ink signature to the front free-endpaper and half title. Internally, binding is strained. A closed tear to the folding map, and some light handling marks to the odd page, otherwise pages are generally clean. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837J21
- Title
- A General Itinerary of England and Wales with Part of Scotland
- Author
- David Ogilvy
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. & J. Robinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- topography england wales scotland england travel ogilvy
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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