OBSERVATIONS AND REMARKS
by Hill, Rev. Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Stockdale, 1792. ..in a journey through Sicily and Calabria, in the year 1791: with a postscript, containing some account of the ceremonies of the last holy week at Rome, and of a short excursion to Tivoli. [WITH THE FOLDING MAP]......xvi, 17-306 [ii pub. list.]pp. Folding map of Calabria, Saleerno and the Isle of Sicilly. Outline hand-colour and yellow border. Published by John Stockdale 1792. 34x36cms and large margins. One fold corner small loss otherwise a crisp and clean folding map. Original full tree calf but lacking the spine [crudely taped]. Large paper copy with wide margins. Very clean and tight text block with original marbled end-papers. Nice hand inscription ''Purchased this at the sale of The Duke of Buckinghams Stowe Library. Jan 18 _1849. H G Crapp.'. [S.Leigh Sotheby & Co. disposed of 20,000 books when the second Duke went bankrupt in a two day sale in the Strand , London]. A SCARCE ITEM. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. large 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TH350
- Title
- OBSERVATIONS AND REMARKS
- Author
- Hill, Rev. Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- John Stockdale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1792
- Size
- large 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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Yaxley, Suffolk
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- G
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