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The Curiosities and Beauties of England Displayed

The Curiosities and Beauties of England Displayed

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The Curiosities and Beauties of England Displayed

by NEWMAN Frederick

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LOndon: (no 16,) Paternoster-Row: Alex Hogg. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. RYLEY [Charles Reuben] 1752?-1798. An uncommon item not in the usual Bibliographies With Two Hundred and Eighty Views c1795, First edition, in half calf over red marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, raised bands, blind & ink tooling, gilt titles to red calf labels. Internally, frontis (blank corner torn), [4], [1], 2-42 pp, thereafter not paginated but 224 leaves of text, 280 views on 105 plates, some offsetting & spotting, not dated but frontis 1795, new endpapers. Originally published in parts, and bound in no logical sequence. (388*247 mm). Not listed at ESTC. (Avery AH43A116). Title continues; Containing the most copious and complete historical descriptions of ... public edifices, royal palaces, abbeys, castles ... and other miscellaneous curiosities and beauties ... of England and Wales. To which will be added, select historical descriptions ... of ... curiosities in Scotland and Ireland. Embellished ... with above three hundred ... views ... Collected and ... arranged for publication.....

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Bookseller
Madoc Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
007909
Title
The Curiosities and Beauties of England Displayed
Author
NEWMAN Frederick
Illustrator
RYLEY [Charles Reuben] 1752?-1798
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Alex Hogg
Place of Publication
LOndon: (no 16,) Paternoster-Row
Size
Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" t
Weight
7.50 lbs
Keywords
History Architecture abbeys
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Architecture; History;

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