THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF OLD NORWICH. A Descriptive Ramble Through Conisford, the New Burgh, Westwick, Northwic & Tokethorpe, Wymer & the Liberty of the Prior, & Down the Wensum. With Notes of Old Houses, Their Occupants, and Street Scenes in Olden Times, &c

Mark Knights

Published by Jarrold and Sons, Norwich, 1887

About this Item

117p; 50 plates. An oversize hardcover book bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards. FAIR condition, and of value mainly for the 50 plates. Edges heavily scuffed, front board warped, and spine cracking off. Hinges are also cracked, but block of pages is still tight in itself. Endpapers foxed and tanned. Owner's bookplate and inscription on front endpapers. Text pages toned; tissue leaves over the plates are edgeworn and, in some cases, detached. Pencil scribbles on page 32, but rest of text unmarked. Damaged but still impressive for its many plates. OFFERED AS-IS. Virtual tour of picturesque Norwich, with full-page illustrations by Percy E. Stimpson. Measures approx. 16" x 13.25". Limited edition; no. 1E of 50 Imperial Quarto copies.

Seller Inventory # 319716

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF OLD NORWICH. A Descriptive Ramble Through Conisford, the New Burgh, Westwick, Northwic & Tokethorpe, Wymer & the Liberty of the Prior, & Down the Wensum. With Notes of Old Houses, Their Occupants, and Street Scenes in Olden Times, &c
• Publisher: Jarrold and Sons, Norwich
• Publication Date: 1887
• Binding: Leather
• Edition: Limited Edition.
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • British Isles