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A Series of Particular and Useful Observations, Made with Great Diligence and Care, Upon that Admirable Structure, the Cathedral-Church of Salisbury
by Price, Francis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: C. and J. Ackers, 1753. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 11.25 x`9.25 inches, pp [14], v, 78, [1] (ad), with 13 leaves of plates (one folding). Illustrations engraved by Pierre Fourdrinier after Francis Price. Contemporary calf boards, rebacked with new spine with raised bands, original black leather spine label. Armorial bookplate of British civil engineer and architect W.C. Mylne (1781-1863) on front pastedown. Boards show moderate scuffing and general wear, rear board has staining to the lower quadrant near the spine. Binding sound, text and plates very clean, though slightly rippled. Price was an architectural surveyor who held the position of "surveyor and clerk of the fabric of Salisbury Cathedral" for seventeen years. This was one of the first serious architectural studies of a Gothic building.
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- Walkabout Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20316
- Title
- A Series of Particular and Useful Observations, Made with Great Diligence and Care, Upon that Admirable Structure, the Cathedral-Church of Salisbury
- Author
- Price, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C. and J. Ackers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1753
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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