The Fenland Past and Present. Illustrated with Engravings, Maps and Diagrams.
by MILLER, Samuel H. and Sydney B. J. SKERTCHLY
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wisbech: Leach and Son. London: Longmans. 1878. First edition. Very large 8vo. No DW issued. xxxii, 649pp. Large folding map, torn along a few creases with no loss but worn to edges, coloured lithograph, sl. foxed, 26 plates - incl. 1 fold-out - (all present as called for) + engravings and diagrams to text. Original illustrated green cloth gilt. Extremities sl. worn with corners rubbed and head of tail sl. frayed. Recased with new endpapers. Gift inscription dated 1878 to half-title. Prelims foxed with occ. light foxing and spotting to other pages otherwise a clean and sound copy. VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71591
- Title
- The Fenland Past and Present. Illustrated with Engravings, Maps and Diagrams.
- Author
- MILLER, Samuel H. and Sydney B. J. SKERTCHLY
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- Wisbech: Leach and Son. London:
- Keywords
- TRAVEL and TOPOGRAPHY england Fenland archaeology
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- SL.
- slight
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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