A Bibliographical Account of the Principal Works Relating to English Topography

William Upcott

Published by Richard and Arthur Taylor, London, 1818

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The first edition of William Upcott's important bibliography, in which he documents work published relating to English topography. The first edition, one of two hundred and fifty copies of the standard paper edition printed.Complete as three volumes bound in one.William Upcott's extensive bibliography relating to volumes published about English topography.This bibliography is an impressive endeavour, and was the standard work on the subject until John P. Anderson's work published in 1881 superseded it.Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volumes I and II.Half-title present to Volume I.Collated, bound without the frontispiece to Volume III, and the half-titles to Volumes I and II.William Upcott was a librarian and antiquary, who initially started his career as a bookseller, before becoming the librarian of the London Institution, a position he held for almost thirty years.From the library of W. A. Foyle at Beeleigh Abbey. William Foyle was the co-founder of Foyles bookshop, founding the leading bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex, which became home to his library, one the largest private libraries in England. Rebound in a full calf binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges are tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. The occasional pencil note to the text. Good. Seller Inventory # 911P56

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Bibliographical Account of the Principal ...

Publisher: Richard and Arthur Taylor, London

Publication Date: 1818

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book