A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales..
by PATERSON, Daniel
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for T. N. Longman, 1796. xxxv, [1], 390 columns, [1], 391-406pp. With an engraved folding map bound as frontispiece. Later green morocco backed marbled boards. Heavily rubbed, splitting to upper joint, loss to head of spine. Wax spots to FEP, lightly foxed throughout. Daniel Paterson (1738-1826), published in a series of Road Books and Guides which went through many editions, the definitive pre-OS route maps and descriptions for travellers, serving well the explosion of stage-coach and private coach travel which followed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. ESTC T93558.. Eleventh edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ13226
- Title
- A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales..
- Author
- PATERSON, Daniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Eleventh edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for T. N. Longman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1796
- Keywords
- Topography
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Marbled boards
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