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A Tour through the Isle of Man: to which is subjoined A Review of the Manks History
by David Robertson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Author by E Hodson, 1794 A good copy of the suppressed 1st edition with 8 aquatint plates. Robertson was briefly imprisoned for his remarks and the revised edition, issued later in 1794, lacks pp 233-35 which were considered particularly seditious. In contemporary half leather binding with gilt decorative compartments to spine and marbled boards. With armorial bookplate of the Kinnaird family (? Charles, 8th Lord, 1780-1826) to the front pastedown. The binding appears to be the original publisher's boards with a more elaborate spine and is rubbed with some splitting observable at the top of the front joint and bumping to corners. The contents are untrimmed and pages vary in size from octavo to quarto with wide margins. Contents: blank; title page; dedication 1p; Preface 3pp; Contents 4pp; Text with 8 plates pp 2-160; half title - Review of the Manks History; text pp 163-235; blank. It is generally clean and bright - some light spotting towards the end. Plates in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031964
- Title
- A Tour through the Isle of Man: to which is subjoined A Review of the Manks History
- Author
- David Robertson
- Illustrator
- Moses Griffith
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author by E Hodson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Keywords
- Manx; isle of Man; Manx history;
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY; TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
E C Books
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About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Half Title
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- Quarto
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
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