The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal Town of Rippon
Gent, Thomas
Published by The Printing Office, York, 1733
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Full-calf, front board detached. Pp. xvi, [2], 165, [1], 73, [7]. Folding town plan present. Illus. Lacks the 2 additional plates sometimes present. Previous owners' bookplate to front end-papers, details to title page. Archival tape repairs to backof folding plan. Tear to page 48. Small private library stamp to verso of title page and bottom margin of page 51. A scarce book. (bs8). Seller Inventory # BS8GLTBRN04C
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Title: The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal ...
Publisher: The Printing Office, York
Publication Date: 1733
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal Town of Rippon
Published by
Printing Office, York, 1733
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Solidly bound in the assumed original polished calf binding which has been professionally replaced / rebacked / restored on the spine. The extremities are rubbed / worn edges. With 166 and around 80 pages of text that is full of illustrations. There is a variety of wear, including some water stained text. Not all of the text is affected though some certainly are. There should be two folding plates which are not present. There are dozens, perhaps 100's of illustrations. Seller Inventory # ABE-1700509868069
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The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal Town of Rippon. Bound with Other Works By Gent.
Published by
The Printing Office, York, 1733
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Pricewisebooks, MARLBOROUGH, United Kingdom
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Brown Buckram and Leather Spin. Condition: Very Good. 1st. A good copy of this scarce first edition. Rebound for the Kingston upon Hull Public Library Reference Section, with their bookplate on front pastedown. Boards and endpapers replaced. Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Gent. Title page. On reverse of title page a pasted-in extract from Psalm XVIII in Latin. iii to xvi is The Preface. 2 unnumbered pages of poem to Mr. William Fisher, gardener in chief to the Right Honourable John Aislabie, Esq; at Studley. Pages 1 - 165 Rippon. One page tribute to Gent for his book. Bound with: Pages 1 - 24, Prologue about the tragedy of Jane Shore. 1 page "History of the Great Eastern Window of York". Pages 1 - 73 "A Journey into some Parts of Yorkshire". 6 pages of ads., Carriers timetables, and subscribers. Plan of York remounted, with about one third loss. Most of York map still present. Folding plate of the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey present, and in very good and complete condition. Top part of folding advertisement(?) for Gent's Pious Contemplations folded and mounted in text. Seller Inventory # 006447
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The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal Town of Rippon
Published by
The Printing Office, York, UK, 1733
Used
Hardcover
Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. [xvi], [2], 165pp,[1], 73pp, [6]. Full calf's leather boards with gilt ruled embellishments, six panelled spine with raised bands, red title label to spine (boards rubbed at edges, a few chips, worn). Front board, endpaper and title page detached. Numerous wood engravings in text. Lacks the two plate illustrations sometimes present and folding map. Previous owner's name on front paste down endpaper. A little toning internally, some page edges fragile else very good. One of the most eccentric and charming of English illustrated books and the earliest account of Ripon. Contains preface, a poem to William Fisher, a gardener at Studley, a description of Studley Park, a poem on the pleasures of a country life, a history of Rippon [Ripon], a Journey into Some Parts of Yorkshire, particularly Pontefract, Wakefield and Leeds; A Happy Reign, An Eclogue, etc. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 002716
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The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal Town of Rippon /with/ A Journey Into Some Parts of Yorkshire
Published by
The Printing Office, York, 1733
Used
Hardcover
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Leather Bound. pp. 166; 73; ads; timetable; subscribers list. 8vo. Newer spine with older gilt-lettered red leather spine label, original leather boards. Edges worn. Ink name to title page, contents show some spotting but generally unmarked, binding sound. Folding woodcut frontispiece map (repair to verso); and many illustrations throughout, some full-page. Lacking the two additional folding plates. Seller Inventory # 089442
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