Wallis's New Pocket Edition of the English Counties or Travellers Companion in which are carefully laid Down all the Direct & Cross Roads, Cities, Townes, Villages, Parks, Seats, and Rivers with a General Map of England & Wales.
by Walis, J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; J. Wallis, circa [1810]., 1810. Hard Cover. 12 mo (approx 14.5 x 10 cm), pp. [4] comprising title-page and contents, followed by 43 hand-coloured maps as called for, of which one double-page (Yorkshire) plus the additional Isle of Wight map (not included in plate listing) making a total of 44. Maps printed recto only. Re-backed retaining the original marbled boards and black title label gilt to upper board. Calf lightly scuffed. A little light foxing & offsetting, otherwise clean & bright. A Very Good copy. Pocket-size volume of county maps, with details such as turnpike roads marked with their destinations, and significant settlements and topographical features.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10050
- Title
- Wallis's New Pocket Edition of the English Counties or Travellers Companion in which are carefully laid Down all the Direct & Cross Roads, Cities, Townes, Villages, Parks, Seats, and Rivers with a General Map of England & Wales.
- Author
- Walis, J
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London; J. Wallis, circa [1810].
- Date Published
- 1810
- Keywords
- Cartography
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...