London and provincial new commercial directory, for 1823-4: containing a classification of the merchants, manufacturers and traders of London, the County of Middlesex, and all the towns and villages within twelve miles of the Metropolis, with separate alphabetical references; also upwards of three hundred cities,
by Pigot & Co
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- Hardcover
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
J. Pigot & Co. London. [1823]. Royal 8vo. 525pp. Folding engraved map of London. 9pp fine adverts at back, some folding. Later quarter calf, leather label, gilt lettering and rules, marbled boards. Small repair to chip at base of title page (see photo). Binder's reinforcement to mount of title page and folding map of London. Lacking the map of England, as is often the case. Some toning, small ink stain to foredge.
"Containing a classification of the merchants, manufacturers and traders of London, the County of Middlesex, and all the towns and villages within twelve miles of the Metropolis, with separate alphabetical references; also upwards of three hundred cities, towns and sea ports in the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex. Together with historical and descriptive accounts of each town - lists of the Coaches, Carriers and Water Conveyances - Tables of the distances from one Town to another, and each from London- A list of the Bankers of the United Kingdom, and of all the News Papers, with the days they are published - Tables of the Current Coins, of thirty Foreign Countries, stating their relative value with the Currency of England, and a variety of local and useful Commercial Information, the entire being arranged in the most careful manner, and compiled from actual survey."
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Best book ever so interesting learning about England right before industrialization.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio294
- Title
- London and provincial new commercial directory, for 1823-4
- Author
- Pigot & Co
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pigot and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1823]
- Size
- Royal 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- England, Directories, London Map, Advertisements, Gazetteer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; History; British Local History; Fine Bindings;
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