Search Results: topographical and statistical description of the by g a cooke

London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1830. Paperback in good condition. Publish date not printed, presume ca. 1830. Includes fold-out design by Telford for a suspension bridge over the River Avon (which was eventually constructed in 1865) and a fold-out colour map of the county. Covers are worn and creased at rear eges, spine ends are chipped and frayed. Light foxing to internal pages and leading corners are worn throughout. AD. Paperback. Good. Used.

London.: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. Undated, circa early 1800s. 180pp, four engravings on two plates (foxed), county map (slightly spotted), index. Later boards & endpapers.. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1830. Book. Good. Hardcover. new edition. an undated copy but that of 1830, small 8vo, later parchment binding preserving original pictorial card covers, parchment much darkened, paper title to spine, original card cover frayed to edges and with the signature of a previous owner at head, paper rubbed to corners, fold-out map in colours with a short closed tear, b&w frontis, a double page of four views heavily foxed, bookplate of a previous owner on front pastedown, tightly bound and text unmarked and clean, 178 pages and Index..

London: Sherwood, Jones & Co, NULL. A Complete County Itinerary. 2nd edition. 8 views on 4 pages. Folding map. Bound with The Lakes of Cumberland. No publication date circa 1820. Bound in half leather with original marble boards. Cover slightly scuffed. Some foxing on plates. .Hardback,Ex-Library,with usual stamps markings,with previous owner's name inside cover,in fair to good all-round condition,no dust jacket. With 4 pages of plates, 180 pp, X pages and 136 pp of the Lakes. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:

G Brimmer. Good. G Brimmer c1804 140pp pocket size hardback rebound in green, hand-coloured map of Nottinghamshire, hinges slightly exposed, slightly foxing in places otherwise g

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1830. Paperback. Good Only. 6" by 4". Not Stated. A scarce topographical study of Lancaster, from British academic George Albert Cooke. With a folding map. Scarce work. Dated from the Society of Antiquaries of London Library. Illustrated with one folding map and four plates. A topographical study on Lancaster, with statistical descriptions, and an account of the various towns, rivers, lakes, fisheries, trades, mines, agriculture, and curiosities both natural and historical. Written by George Albert Cooke, a British Anglican clergyman and academic. In the original paper wraps. Externally, worn with shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Front board detached with tape to the edge from previous attempt to repair. Rear board held by cords only. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound with some pages loosening. Pages are bright with the odd handling mark. Good Only

Published by sherwood, Neely and Jones, London, nd (c1818 from text references). Black leather spine, marbled paper covered boards. ""Lincoln"" in gilt to spine. 5.5ins x 3.5ins, 144pp plus folding map and 2pp plates with 4 images. Previous owners name to corner of front pastedown. Stain to front pastedown. Slight loss of leather to top of spine. contents VG.

London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones Book. Good. Half-Leather. Second Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. no publication date, ca, 1830s. 231 pages plus index, folding map, 4 engarvimngs on 2 plates. Frontcover is detached..

, [4] 180 pages, 10 plates comprising 2 folding maps (one of which is frontispiece) of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire and 8 black and white half page plates, index at the rear of the book

Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1816. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. an undated copy printed between 1815 and 1820, 12mo, later half green morocco lettered gilt to spine, marbled paper covered boards, a later binding preserving the carefully repaired soiled paper cover of the original, rubbed with mild loss to bottom corner of first few pages, map printed in colours, signature of a previous owner on front free endpaper, text clean and unmarked, binding tight, a well preserved copy, Tables, 178pp & Index.

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, c1818. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 3.5". Not Stated. A scarce first edition of this topographical study of North Wales. First edition of the work, in a quarter cloth binding with marbled boards. Dated from reference to ground levelling in 1817, as stated on page 106.Written by G. E. Cooke, this topographical work contains statistics and descriptions on the principality of North Wales. With information on aspects such as the towns, roads, rivers, mines and antiquities of the area. Part one only. Lacking part two covering South Wales.Cooke has also included a 'Copious Travelling Guide' exhibiting the direct main roads, the inns and distances of stages and the noblemen's seats of the region. With the distances of all the towns from one another and from London. With a folding map of the principality to the front of the work and four illustrations of North Wales before the title page. Collated, complete. With a library bookplate for the University College… Read More

, 176, [4], 179 pages, 4 plates containing 8 engravings, 2 folding maps

London: Printed for C. Cooke by G. Brimmer, and sold by all the booksellers in the United Kingdom, 1816. Hardcover. Very Good -. "Illustrated with a Map of the County." 12, 142, [4] p., 1 folded leaf of a map of Northamptonshire: tables; 15 cm. Contemporary half red leather with marbled paper over boards. Modern sensitive rebacking with matching leather and Japanese tissue repair of hinges. First 12 pages are publisher's catalog of Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. Final 2 pages contain publisher's catalog of Cooke's Elegant Pocket Editions. No year of publication. The publisher Charles Cooke died in 1816; his catalog was then sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. The absence of "by assignment from the executor of the late C. Cooke" on the title page indicates that this was printed but not yet sold when Cooke died and subsequently offered by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones with their catalog added. In Very Good- Condition: boards are rubbed; modern leather rebacking;… Read More

London: Sherwood & Co, 1830. Leather. Good. 5.5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A new edition of this detailed and popular travel guide to Wiltshire, written by George Alexander Cooke. Illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map. A new edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a colour folding map, and two plates.Collated, complete.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the London Library.A concise topographical guide to Wiltshire, discussing the country in great detail.The work offers information on various aspects of the county, including the towns, roads, markets, agriculture, and more, including the distances of the prominent towns from London and from each other.Part of 'Cooke's Topographical Library', which was also called 'British Traveller's Pocket County Directory'.Written by George Alexander Cooke, who is known for his many topographical publications similar to this volume. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with… Read More

Paternoster Row, London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones. Full-Leather. Good+. Title continues " Antiquities, Natural History, Civil & Ecclesiatical Juridiction &c. To Which is Prefixed a Copious Travelling Guide.&c.which form a Complete County Itinerary; with a list of Fairs and an Index Table. Illustrated with a Map of the County." Double-Page Frontispiece Illustrated with 4 Engraved Views, Fonthill; Bradford; Wardour; Stourton Church. Complete with Folding Map of the County. Contemporary Full-Leather Binding with Gilt Title on Red ground to spine. Gilt Decorative border to front and rear board. Undated Edition, probably very early 19th Century. Attractive antique Heraldic Bookplate on Endpaper "White" family. 144 Pages, 120 Pages, 5 3/4" Tall. Small piece of leather missing from top of spine (1/2"). Fine splits to leather down sides of spine. Some edge wear to cover. Some Browning to Illustrations. Pages in very good, clean condition. Please ask if you would… Read More

printed, by Assignment from the executors of the late G Cooke for Sherwood, Neely & Jones, Paternoster Row, 1819. reprint.. Hardback. Modern cloth, F. 144pp, 2 engraved plates showing 4 views, folding engraved map, a fine copy in a neatmodern cloth binding. A single volume from Cooke's 'The Modern British Traveller, Or, Tourist's Pocket Directory', which was published c 1802 - 1817 and which eventually ran to 47 volumes covering the whole of Britain.

Printed for C. Cooke circa 1807 Topographical and Statistical Descriptions. 3 volumes in 1 - Buckinghamshire, Cornwall and Cheshire. Small HB, 9.5x14cms, marbled boards, cloth spine. Buckinghamshire - folding map, 155pp, 2pp illustrations. This is followed by 2pp Cornwall illustrations, title page 'Topography of Great Britain Vol 1 Cornwall and Devon', xii preface, folding map of England and Wales. Then the Cornwall section - folding map, 168pp. Cheshire - folding map, 2pp illustrations, 135pp. Spine rubbed and worn, boards rubbed. Some inked notations to front pastedown, previous owner's signature and address to fep. Some scattered foxing throughout and some occassional dark marks to top margins. Still a VG copy.

London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, [c.1820].. Third edition. 12mo. 316, (8) pp. Contemporary tan half calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered black label. Frontispiece folding map with original outline colour plus two illustrations in the text.

(c. 1830). Sherwood & Co. London. No date c.1830. Two Volumes bound in one. Both New Editions. Gloucester: 178 pages + [2]pp index, engraved frontis., fold-out hand-coloured map, folding engraving of Telford's design for suspension bridge plus one other engraved plate. Worcester: 180 pages. Engraved frontis. plus fold-out hand-coloured map. Ex-ref library from the city of York. Bound in quarter brown calf gilt with new endpapers, stamps to reverse of folding plates and to plate. Pages browned otherwise a clean and sound volume.

C. Cooke, London. No date (circa early 1800s).. Hardback.. Hand-coloured folding map frontis. Handsomely rebound with buckram spine and marbled-effect paper-covered boards. Minor staining and foxing to map and title page. Very Good.