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Itinerarium curiosum. Or, an Account of the Antiquities and remarkable Curiositys in Nature or Art, observ'd in travels thro' Great Britain

Itinerarium curiosum. Or, an Account of the Antiquities and remarkable Curiositys in Nature or Art, observ'd in travels thro' Great Britain

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Itinerarium curiosum. Or, an Account of the Antiquities and remarkable Curiositys in Nature or Art, observ'd in travels thro' Great Britain

by STUKELEY William 1687-1765

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London:: Printed for the Author, 1724. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. STUKELEY William. Complete with 101 copper plates First edition, folio, rebacked, to style, over contemporary marked boards, corners bumped & worn. Raised bands & printed paper label to spine. Internally, frontis, [12], [1], 2-198 pp, [2] pl list, [4] index, frontispiece + 100 plates (B&W, 4 folding, dated 1722-1723), some pagination errors as usual (134=128, 135=131), but complete, old well repaired tear to pl 87, text block edges uncut, some light browning to plates, text leaves clean. book label to fpd & verso final pl (John Frederick Head, small oval lib stamp to fep (ICY Well-Bury), ink name to fep verso (`J Harvey). But a very nice VG+ example of an important source. (372*235 mm). (ESTC T99861. Graesse 515. Brunet 571. Allibone 2296) Stukeley, antiquary and natural philosopher, regularly attended meetings of both the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Society, where he presented papers and 'curious' objects, often antiquarian or philosophical material resulting from the annual perambulations around the English counties that he had been making since 1711. These journeys and observations resulted in his this his second major publication, Itinerarium curiosum. (ONDB).

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Title
Itinerarium curiosum. Or, an Account of the Antiquities and remarkable Curiositys in Nature or Art, observ'd in travels thro' Great Britain
Author
STUKELEY William 1687-1765
Illustrator
STUKELEY William
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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1st Edition
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Place of Publication
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Date Published
1724
Size
Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Weight
4.63 lbs
Keywords
archaeology history stukeley
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History; Archaeology Archaiology;

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