A poetic survey round Birmingham; with a brief description of the different curiosities and manufactories of the place. Intended as a guide to strangers. Accompanied by a magnificent directory with the name, profession &c superbly engraved in emblematic plates
by Bisset, J
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Birmingham: Printed for the author by Swimey and Hawkins, High Street, 1800 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 62, [2] pages + map as frontispiece and then the 27 plates which form the Magnificent Directory at the rear. Ink stain to the inner part of the title page and this also affects the frontispiece map. Bound in marbled paper covered boards and a leather spine. The paper on the boards is worn. Old paper spine label glued to the rear pastedown. Light browning and some occasional soiling to pages. ESTC T143270.
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- Bookseller
- Stephen Rench (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011391
- Title
- A poetic survey round Birmingham; with a brief description of the different curiosities and manufactories of the place. Intended as a guide to strangers. Accompanied by a magnificent directory with the name, profession &c superbly engraved in emblematic plates
- Author
- Bisset, J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Printed for the author by Swimey and Hawkins, High Street
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham
- Date Published
- 1800
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Birmingham;
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Stephen Rench
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire
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