The royal kalendar; or complete and correct annual register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the year 1769..
by [ROYAL KALENDAR]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Almon et al., [1769]. xii, 277pp, [11]. With 48 engraved plates depicting 381 armorial bearings. ESTC N60818. [Bound with:] RIDER, Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin: for the Year of our Lord God 1769... London. Printed by H. Woodfall, 1768. [60]pp. ESTC T155265. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt. Extremities worn, some surface loss, chipping and worming to spine, later naive glue repairs to foot. Hinges exposed. Containing lists of; officers of the Army and Royal Navy; house of commons members; peerage members; and governors of the British colonies and provinces, including Africa, Canada, and New South Wales; amidst a plethora of other informative registers showing the state of the nation. ESTC records a single copy of the first mentioned work in the British Isles (National Archives), and none elsewhere. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ23901
- Title
- The royal kalendar; or complete and correct annual register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the year 1769..
- Author
- [ROYAL KALENDAR]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Almon et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1769]
- Keywords
- Almanacs, Reference
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.
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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.
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