A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Devon; Containing an Account of Its Towns, Cathedrals, Castles, Antiquities, CHurches. Monuments, Public Edifices, Picturesque Scenery, The Residences of the Nobility, Gentry, Etc. . . .
by Britton, John and Brayley, E.W
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- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Bere Alston, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1111. First Edition. . Hardcover. Poor. 8vo. 128pp.(remaining). Spine and front cover missing, rear cover rubbed and leather missing, no ffep, title page detached, map to face title page missing, no pages beyond the plate facing p.128, plate of Exeter Cathedral opposite p.73 missing, foxed. Title continues: " . . . Accompanied with Biographical Notices of Eminent and Learned Men to whome this County has given Birth".
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- Bookseller
- Victoria Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20456
- Title
- A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Devon; Containing an Account of Its Towns, Cathedrals, Castles, Antiquities, CHurches. Monuments, Public Edifices, Picturesque Scenery, The Residences of the Nobility, Gentry, Etc. . . .
- Author
- Britton, John and Brayley, E.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Sherwood, Neely and Jones
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- DEVON TOPOGRAPHY HISTORY
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Poor
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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