THE JUVENILE TOURIST: or, Excursions through various parts of the island of Great Britain; including the West of England, the Midland counties, and the whole county of Kent; Illustrated with Maps, and interspersed with Historical Anecdotes and Poetical Extracts, for the improvement of the rising generation, In a Series of Letters to a Pupil.
by Evans, John (1767-1827)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed by James Cundee for Thomas Hurst sold by J. Harris, T. Gibbons & C. Smith at Bath +11 other provincial publishers 1st edition first printing., 1804. Hardcover. Good. Frontispiece by J. Chapman printed by Cundee dated 1803 + 3 Maps including folding as listed on directions to the binder.. Duodecimo original tan roan with blind-stamped spine title (much rubbed, leather lacking from corners & top/foot of spine, boards reattached). Frontispiece + Titlepage + Dedication leaf +[3]pp Preface +[1]p blank +440pp +[6]pp index & to binder +[2]pp T. Hurst book list. Text includes 2 half titles in the page count for "Excursion into the Midland Counties .. Southern ..Wales" & "Excursion through the County of Kent". Scattered pale foxing/browning mainly marginal else clean and tight. A few nice tailpieces divide the informative chapters which are written as letters. This First Edition is quite scarce.
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- Abbey Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J73766
- Title
- THE JUVENILE TOURIST: or, Excursions through various parts of the island of Great Britain; including the West of England, the Midland counties, and the whole county of Kent; Illustrated with Maps, and interspersed with Historical Anecdotes and Poetical Extracts, for the improvement of the rising generation, In a Series of Letters to a Pupil.
- Author
- Evans, John (1767-1827)
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece by J. Chapman printed by Cundee dated 1803 + 3 Maps including folding as listed on directions to the binder.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by James Cundee for Thomas Hurst sold by J. Harris, T. Gibbons & C. Smith at Bath +11 other provincial publishers 1st ed
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Keywords
- geography topography England
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books and Pop-Ups;
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