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A Picture of Manchester
de Joseph Aston
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Manchester: By the Author, 1816 . First edition. Hardback. Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. The very scarce first edition of Joseph Aston's description of Manchester in the early nineteenth century. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, and with a small number of vignette illustrations throughout.A fascinating and detailed description of Manchester in the early nineteenth century.Aston authored further works including 'Metrical Records of Manchester'.With a contemporary inscription to the front pastedown.Undated; dated 1816 via Jisc. In the original paper covered boards. Discolouration and handling marks to boards. Ink inscriptions to back strip. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Tail of front joint starting, with board holding firm. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with spotting and light handling marks throughout. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 898F13
- Título
- A Picture of Manchester
- Autor
- Joseph Aston
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- By the Author
- Lugar de publicación
- Manchester
- Fecha de publicación
- 1816
- Tamaño
- 6.5" by 4"
- Palabras clave
- Picture of Manchester Joseph Aston manchester Joseph Aston
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
