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A DESCRIPTION OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Containing a particular Account of each County, with its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mineral Waters, Soils, Fossils, Caverns, Plants and Minerals, Agriculture, Civil and Ecclesiastical Divisions, Cities, Towns, Palaces, Seats, Corporations, Markets, Fairs, Manufactures, Trade, Sieges, Battles, and the Lives of illustrious Men each County has produced, Embellished with two hundred and forty Copper Plates, of Palaces, Castles, Cathedrals; the Ruins of Roman and Saxon Buildings; and of Abbeys, Monasteries, and other Religious Houses. Besides a Variety of Cuts of Urns, Inscriptions, and other Antiquities
by Newbery & Carnan, publishers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Newbery and Carnan, 1770. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Set of 10 volumes, octavo; complete with 240 copper plates and vignettes in the text. Bound in contemporary calf, green and red spine labels, gilt rules, decorations and lettering. Edges of several boards lightly rubbed. 7" x 4" This is quite an elaborate county-by-county treatment of the 18th-century English and Welsh countryside with its small towns, castles, monuments, Roman ruins, cathedrals, &c., with handsome copper-engraved plates of views and buildings.
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- Bookseller
- R & A Petrilla
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041343
- Title
- A DESCRIPTION OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Containing a particular Account of each County, with its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mineral Waters, Soils, Fossils, Caverns, Plants and Minerals, Agriculture, Civil and Ecclesiastical Divisions, Cities, Towns, Palaces, Seats, Corporations, Markets, Fairs, Manufactures, Trade, Sieges, Battles, and the Lives of illustrious Men each County has produced, Embellished with two hundred and forty Copper Plates, of Palaces, Castles, Cathedrals; the Ruins of Roman and Saxon Buildings; and of Abbeys, Monasteries, and other Religious Houses. Besides a Variety of Cuts of Urns, Inscriptions, and other Antiquities
- Author
- Newbery & Carnan, publishers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Newbery and Carnan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1770
- Keywords
- england; wales; architecture; views; fine bindings; sets
- Bookseller catalogs
- travel; Architecture;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
R & A Petrilla
Orders are packed and shipped from our business offices in the village of Roosevelt, New Jersey, USA . Packages are dispatched as quickly and economically as we can manage, via the shipping method that you select
All items are guaranteed to be as described. Any item may be returned within ten (10) days of receipt if found to be other than as described. Please give us advance notice of any return. A returned item must reach us in the same condition as when we shipped it. Original binding, text block, bookplates and any inserted material must be intact.
About the Seller
R & A Petrilla
Biblio member since 2004
Roosevelt, New Jersey
About R & A Petrilla
Established 1970, we are generalist antiquarian booksellers. We specialize in old and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera. We no longer sell at book fairs. Please see the catalogs on our website, or browse our stock for your interests. We are grateful for your orders. Thank you. -- Bob & Alison Petrilla Professional affiliations: American Antiquarian Society, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Library Company of Philadelphia, Philobiblon Club.
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