History of the Borough of Preston and its Environs in the County of Lancashire.
by HARDWICK, Charles:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rochdale, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Preston, Worthington, 1857, pp. xvii, 687, many engravings and a folding map (creased, but complete). Original blue cloth, gilt edges, spine dull and rubbed, but still tight and sound. A unique copy inscribed on the title page "with corrections and annotations by the author, Charles Hardwick 1876", also an inscription inside the front cover "J A Eastwood, 24 April 1877. from the Author". Numerous notes and corrections in ink throughout. Plates with dampstains to lower corners.
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- Bookseller
- Rochdale Book Company
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3035
- Title
- History of the Borough of Preston and its Environs in the County of Lancashire.
- Author
- HARDWICK, Charles:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Preston, Worthington, 1857,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Lancashire;
Terms of Sale
Rochdale Book Company
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About the Seller
Rochdale Book Company
Biblio member since 2006
Rochdale
About Rochdale Book Company
Our bookshop opened in 1972. This we closed in 2005 and we now deal on the internet,at Book Fairs and by appointment at our warehouse. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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