Anecdotes Of British Topography

LONDON. RICHARDSON AND CLARK. 1768.. FIRST EDITION. 'OR AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR ILLUSTRATING THE TOPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.' QUARTO, BOUND IN FULL CALF WITH A NEW SPINE, RAISED BANDS, NEW TITLE LABEL AND THE ORIGINAL BOARDS (RUBBED AT THE EDGES). MARBLED ENDPAPERS, STRENGTHENING TO FRONT BOARD WITH USE OF TAPE.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback / softback. New. The antiquarian Richard Gough (1735-1809) wanted the study of British history and antiquities to be more scholarly and thorough. This major work, published in 1768, was a gazetteer of published and unpublished materials of all kinds relating to the local history and topography of Great Britain and Ireland.