The History of Berwick-upon-Tweed (1817)
by Thomas Johnstone
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Berwick-upon-Tweed: The Berwick History Society , 2004 A very good copy of the limited facsimile edition of Thomas Johnstone's History of Berwick. No 226 of 400 copies. In blue cloth binding with gilt crest to front board and titles to spine. The binding is in very good clean condition. Contents with folding map of Berwick, text 234 pp, appendix l pp. There are a couple of printing problems - p 99/100 has had a replacement p 99 pasted to the original; and the appendix has a replacement p xxvii - it seems unlikely that this is the only copy in this state. Contents clean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032695
- Title
- The History of Berwick-upon-Tweed (1817)
- Author
- Thomas Johnstone
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Berwick History Society
- Place of Publication
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Berwick-upon-Tweed; nineteenth century Berwick-upon-Tweed; Berwick History Society
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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E C Books
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About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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