London: Wilkie and Robinson; J. Nunn Etc, 1811. Half-Leather. Very Good. Fascinating Journey, packed with Local History. Itinerary includes: Beeston Castle, Doddington Hall, Lichfield, Tamworth, Coventry, Combe Abbey, Gorhambury, Dunstable, St. Albans, Woburn, Ampthill, Northampton, Luton, Hatfield and much more. Illustrated with 6 Full-Page engraved Plates. Frontis illus. is a view of Chester in 1777. Contemporary dark Brown Half-Leather Binding, with light Brown pebbled cloth-covered Boards and Leather Corners. Gilt horizontal divisions on spine with Gilt title in 2nd compartment. All page edges speckled Red. 8 1/2" Tall, 622 p.pages, 890g. Some edge wear. Small, fine crack to paper at bottom of front hinge (22 long). Text block firm. Previous owner's name and embossed address on corner of ffep. Old penciled price & ref on fly-leaf. No other inscriptions. Only a few occasional; spots of fairly light browning. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall

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Bookseller: Cornish Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 018969
Title: The Journey from Chester to London : With Notes
Author: Pennant, Thomas
Format/Binding: Half-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wilkie and Robinson; J. Nunn Etc
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1811
Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/TRAVEL/BRITISH TOWNS & COUNTIES/CHESTER/LONDON

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Pebbled: Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
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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...