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Narrative of a Journey, Associated with a Fly, from Gloucester to Aberystwith, and from Aberystwith through North Wales. Jul 31st to September 8th 1837.
by Turner, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See item description
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Printed for Private Distribution Only. London. 1840. Octavo. xii, (3), 222pp. Half-title, Title, Engraved frontis. portrait with coat of arms, 11 further engraved plates (D. Cox & W. Radclyffe), with tissue guards, errata slip. Later quarter calf, original boards, spine in six with gilt motifs, rules and lettering. Corners a little bumped. Slightly toned with occasional spotting/foxing. Coombs Bookseller label to fep.
Provenance:
Bookplate of W. H. Reece to fep. William Henry Reece, F.S.A. ( -1873) Lawyer, author and translator, of Plas Tudno and Warwickshire. Plas Tudno was an early Victorian Mansion set in private grounds on the lower slopes of the Great Orme.
Thomas Turner (1782-1859) Banker, of Hillfield House, Gloucester.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio98
- Title
- Narrative of a Journey, Associated with a Fly, from Gloucester to Aberystwith, and from Aberystwith through North Wales. Jul 31st to September 8th 1837.
- Author
- Turner, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used - See item description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Private Distribution Only.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel, Privately Printed, Wales, Bookplate
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Welsh; Provenance, Bookplates and Associations; Christmas gift ideas; Fine Bindings;
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
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