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Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and it's neighbourhood from the earliest period down to the present time
by SEYER, The Revd Samuel
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Holt, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bristol: Printed for the author by John Matthew Gutch 1821. First edition. Two volumes. 4to. 271x215mm. pp 4, v-xx, 21-535, [1bl], 7, [3]; 601, [3]. With engraved frontispieces, engraved half-title to volume one. Thirty four engraved plates (including one coloured city plan), lacking one (portrait of Capt Goodere). Numerous woodcuts in the text. Full calf, spine lettered in gilt, all edges marbled. Slight rubbing to extremities. Internally very good. Overall a smart copy of an interesting local history.
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- Bookseller
- Voewood Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4182
- Title
- Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and it's neighbourhood from the earliest period down to the present time
- Author
- SEYER, The Revd Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bristol: Printed for the author by John Matthew Gutch
- Date Published
- 1821
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Voewood Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Holt, Norfolk
About Voewood Rare Books
Simon Finch has been a Rare Book Dealer since 1980. He has had shops in Notting Hill Gate, Mayfair and Holt, Norfolk. His firm has handled a wide variety of material from the First Folio of Shakespeare to the wilder shores of the counterculture and everything in between. In 1998, Simon bought Voewood, one of the finest Arts and Crafts and houses and brought it back to life with an eight-year programme of renovation and restoration. Voewood Rare Books, which operates from Voewood, is the continuation for Simon of a long career in the book trade. It also represents an important link with the House. Voewood is always beautiful, surprising, mysterious and perhaps a little disorientating and we aim to bring something of this spirit to the bookshop. Whilst our focus in on the visual arts, literature and the counter-culture, we deal also in a broad range of antiquarian and modern rare books across all subject areas. Our collection can be found here at Biblio and on our website. We are open by appointment and can always be contacted by email.
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Calf
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