Admirable Curiosities, Rarities, and Wonders, in England, Scotland, and Ireland, Being an Account of Many Remarkable Persons and Places; and Likewise of Battles, Sieges, Earthquakes, Innundations, Thunders, Lightnings, Fires, Murders ..
by Burton, Richard
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- Condition
- Contemporary speckled calf. Hinges cracked but holding, spine slightly chipped; internally very clean
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About This Item
Westminster [London]: Printed for Machell Stace, 1811. A New Edition, with Additional Wood-Cut Portraits, and a Copious Index. Frontispiece; numerous engraved portaits in text. Title page printed in red and black. 168 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to. Contemporary speckled calf. Hinges cracked but holding, spine slightly chipped; internally very clean. A New Edition, with Additional Wood-Cut Portraits, and a Copious Index. Frontispiece; numerous engraved portaits in text. Title page printed in red and black. 168 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to.
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Title
- Admirable Curiosities, Rarities, and Wonders, in England, Scotland, and Ireland, Being an Account of Many Remarkable Persons and Places; and Likewise of Battles, Sieges, Earthquakes, Innundations, Thunders, Lightnings, Fires, Murders ..
- Author
- Burton, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece; numerous engraved portaits in text. Title page printed in red and black. 168 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary speckled calf. Hinges cracked but holding, spine slightly chipped; internally very clean
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- A New Edition, with Additional Wood-Cut Portraits, and a Copious
- Publisher
- Printed for Machell Stace
- Place of Publication
- Westminster [London]
- Date Published
- 1811
- Keywords
- British | Richard Francis Burton
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- History, Travel & Geography;
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