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A General View of the History of Switzerland; with a Particular Account of the Origin and Accomplishment of the Late Swiss Revolution
by Wood, John (1775?-1922)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for Peter Hill, 1799. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued.
Period calf, gilt-ruled spine, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. 8vo; 21.5 cm; 8.25 inches tall; xv, [1], 415, [errata] pp. Rubbing to extremities, joints cracked and reinforced with Japanese tissue; Textblock tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Previous owner's name atop the title page in period cursive. First Edition.
Ref: ESTC N2611. The Author, political writer and cartographer was Master of the Academy established at Edinburgh by the honorable the Board of Trustees for the improvement of Arts in Scotland. lived for a time in Switzerland before returning home to Scotland.
Period calf, gilt-ruled spine, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. 8vo; 21.5 cm; 8.25 inches tall; xv, [1], 415, [errata] pp. Rubbing to extremities, joints cracked and reinforced with Japanese tissue; Textblock tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Previous owner's name atop the title page in period cursive. First Edition.
Ref: ESTC N2611. The Author, political writer and cartographer was Master of the Academy established at Edinburgh by the honorable the Board of Trustees for the improvement of Arts in Scotland. lived for a time in Switzerland before returning home to Scotland.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A General View of the History of Switzerland; with a Particular Account of the Origin and Accomplishment of the Late Swiss Revolution
- Author
- Wood, John (1775?-1922)
- Format/Binding
- Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Peter Hill
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1799
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Early works to 1800; Switzerland, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th CENTURY and EARILER WORKS;
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