Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry: chiefly in the counties of Durham and Northumberland
by HOWITT, WILLIAM
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London: Longman [et al.], 1842. Second series, 8vo, xi, [1], 610; with woodcuts from drawings made on the spot by Camichael, Richardsons, and Taylor; contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine gilt in six compartments, marbled edges and endpapers; binding rubbed, especially at joints and corners, mild foxing to first and last few leaves, else a very good, attractive copy with the elaborately gilt spine in lovely condition.
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- Title
- Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry: chiefly in the counties of Durham and Northumberland
- Author
- HOWITT, WILLIAM
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- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman [et al.]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
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