The Natural History of the County of Stafford; comprising its Geology, Zoology, Botany, and Meteorology: also its Antiquities, Topography, Manufactures, etc. [with] Supplement to the Natural History of the County of Stafford;...
by GARNER (Robert)
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- Hardcover
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Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: London: John Van Voorst, 1844-60. First edition, 2 parts in one, [8], 551, [1]; 61, [1] pp., half-title, engraved frontispiece, foxed, 8 plates with some foxing, folding coloured geological map at end, 19 illustrations in the text, original cloth, spine faded, head and tail of spine frayed, lettered in gilt on the spine, uncut. Simms, Bibliotheca Staffordiensis, p.181.
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- Forest Books (GB)
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- Title
- The Natural History of the County of Stafford; comprising its Geology, Zoology, Botany, and Meteorology: also its Antiquities, Topography, Manufactures, etc. [with] Supplement to the Natural History of the County of Stafford;...
- Author
- GARNER (Robert)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: London: John Van Voorst, 1844-60
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