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The Ancient and Present State of Orkney, particularly the Capital Borough of Kirkwall. To which are added, the petty tyrants; or, grinders of the poor. The characteristic new year's gift, or Lawrie's Elections ....
de George Eunson
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/N
- Librería
-
Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed for the Author, 1788 A very good copy of the scarce 1st edition. Written as a protest - the author's preface states 'the design of publishing....is rather to make more clearly known the hardships and unconstitutional government of this Burgh'. Eunson has an interesting history: some accounts state that he was a smuggler who turned 'gamekeeper' being made an Officer of Excise by an influential patron. His zeal made him enemies who then had him arrested and locked up. The book is said to be his revenge and he does not hold back - accusing the nobility of rigging elections in favour of their cronies; and that the legal profession were involved in smuggling. This copy is in a half leather binding with gilt lining and title label to spine and marbled boards. The spine and corners are new with the original marbled paper. It is therefore sound and tight. Paper has some scuffing. There is an ink note at the front endpaper. Contents: blank; title page; dedication; general preface 4pp; and text to p127 - which includes some poetry (eg 'Petty Tyrants, or Grinders of the Poor'); finis. Contents are very clean. There is some browning at the corners of the endpapers and initial and final blanks and general toning to paper. Some sections of the work have lighter print than others and there is occasional light brown marking - generally to margins. The word 'bodies' on the bottom line of p48 is part obscured by print. There are 3 professional paper repairs to edges.
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- Librería
- E C Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 033244
- Título
- The Ancient and Present State of Orkney, particularly the Capital Borough of Kirkwall. To which are added, the petty tyrants; or, grinders of the poor. The characteristic new year's gift, or Lawrie's Elections ....
- Autor
- George Eunson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Half-Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- N
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Printed for the Author
- Lugar de publicación
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Fecha de publicación
- 1788
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- george eunson; smuggling; orkney; kirkwall; eighteenth century orkney
- Catálogos del vendedor
- HISTORY;
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E C Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2011
Birsay, Orkney
Sobre E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
