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London and provincial new commercial directory, for 1823-4

London and provincial new commercial directory, for 1823-4

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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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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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Bookseller
Paul Haynes Rare Books GB (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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