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A Walk Through Wales in August 1797

A Walk Through Wales in August 1797

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A Walk Through Wales in August 1797

by WARNER Rev Richard 1763-1857

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Bath: R Cruttwell, 1798. Second Edition . Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. GIRTON T. ALKEN S.. VG, 2nd ed, 1798, 1 pl, 17 illust maps, 13 printers devices. In refurbished half calf, marbled boards. Re-spined, raised bands, gilt tooling, original red calf label, gilt titles. Internally, half titlet, frontis, [7], (viii) only, [1], 2-238 pp, [2] adverts, 1 pl (B&W), 17 maps within text, 13 printers devices, new eps, ink name to fpd (D Wilkinson), ink numbers to fep, paper watermarked 97. A nice copy. (ESTC T92267. Graesse 421. Lowndes 2844/5. Allibone 2585). Warner, spent his vacation of August 1796 in Wales, walking from Bath to Caernarfon and back; he covered 36 miles on the first day and 462 miles in all, at an average of 26 miles a day. Naturally his tour included visits to antiquities, which he described in a series of letters, published as A Walk through Wales in 1797. See ODNB for a full bio.

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Bookseller
Madoc Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
004590
Title
A Walk Through Wales in August 1797
Author
WARNER Rev Richard 1763-1857
Illustrator
GIRTON T. ALKEN S.
Format/Binding
Half-Leather
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Second Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
R Cruttwell
Place of Publication
Bath
Date Published
1798
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Wales Tour Welsh Topography Rev Richard Warner girton Welsh travels trips
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We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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