A New Guide to Cheltenham: Being a Complete History and Description of that Celebrated Watering Place; Embracing a Minute Account of the Virtues and Qualities of its Mineral Waters, and a Summary of the Disorders in which they are recommended. . . Embellished with accurate Maps and Engravings
Language: English
Published by Cheltenham: Printed for G.A. Williams; S. Bettison, Duffield and Weller, E. Roberts, S.C. Harper, E. Matthews, and W. Porter; Bath: Meyler and Collings; London: Longman and Co. and G.B. Whittaker. Printed by J.J. Hadley, Minerva Press, Cheltenham, Bath & London, 1830
- Hardcover
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Seller: James Hawkes, LONDON, United KingdomJames Hawkes
AbeBooks seller since January 18, 2019
Condition: Used - Very good
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Cheltenham: Printed for G.A Williams; S. Bettison, Duffield and Weller, E. Roberts, S.C. Harper, E. Matthews, and W. Porter; Bath: Meyler and Collings; London: Longman and Co. and G.B. Whittaker, n.d. [c.1830]. 210,[2]pp. Illustrated with tissue-guarded folding map frontispiece & nine plates (two of these folding. §Printed by J.J. Hadley, Minerva Press. §BL holds a similar version, but with a seemingly slightly differing pagination. Frontispiece & folding plates professionally laid down on canvas. Map following title dated 1824. Neatly rebound c.1880 in quarter calf, contrasting label, gilt lettering & decoration, top edge gilt, matching polished marbled boards & endpapers. Handsome monogram bookplate of one J.T.S. to front pastedown, along with Nottingham bookseller's ticket. Tipped on preliminary blank (1 cm. circular show-through from glue to verso) is a sheet of paper with hand-printed presentation inscription to the Cheltenham bookseller & sometime director of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature Alan Hancox & his second wife Sheelagh from Roger Black(?). A few scattered leaves printed on inferior paper & showing slight browning. 2 cm. x 1 cm. paper repair to upper margin of one textual leaf, clear of text. A very good copy.…
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- Title
- A New Guide to Cheltenham: Being a Complete History and Description of that Celebrated Watering Place; Embracing a Minute Account of the Virtues and Qualities of its Mineral Waters, and a Summary of the Disorders in which they are recommended. . . Embellished with accurate Maps and Engravings
- Author
- [Early guide-book] WILLIAMS (G.A.), Librarian
- Publisher
- Cheltenham: Printed for G.A. Williams; S. Bettison, Duffield and Weller, E. Roberts, S.C. Harper, E. Matthews, and W. Porter; Bath: Meyler and Collings; London: Longman and Co. and G.B. Whittaker. Printed by J.J. Hadley, Minerva Press, Cheltenham, Bath & London
- Publication year
- 1830
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Seller catalogs
- Antiquarian, Romantics and Romantic Era
James Hawkes
LONDON, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since January 18, 2019
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