Rural Rides in the Southern, Western and Eastern Counties of England, together with Tours in Scotland and in the Northern and Midland Counties of England, and Letters from Ireland. The Whole including many Rides and Tours never before Reprinted, edited with an Introduction, Notes, a Biographical Record of Upwards of Nine Hundred Persons Mentioned, an Index of Places, and a Bibliographical Note by G. D. H. and Margaret Cole. With numerous vignettes by John Nash, and a map of Corbett's Country by A. E. Taylor. Complete in three volumes.

WILLIAM COBBETT.

Published by Peter Davies, London, 1930

About this Item

First edition thus, limited to 1,000 numbered sets, this example unnumbered. Large 8vo. 1064pp (over all three volumes). Quarter cloth with marbled paper sides, lettered and ruled in gold at the spines. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. With endpaper maps by A.E.Taylor, three different title page decorations and thirty-two tailpiece drawings by John Nash. Spine ends and corner tips a little rubbed. A hint of spotting to the free endpapers and to several subsequent blank leaves. Former owner blind stamp to a blank preliminary of each volume. A lovely crisp set of Cobbett's most celebrated work, originally published in two volumes in 1830. No dust wrappers called for, but lacking the slipcase.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rural Rides in the Southern, Western and Eastern Counties of England, together with Tours in Scotland and in the Northern and Midland Counties of England, and Letters from Ireland. The Whole including many Rides and Tours never before Reprinted, edited with an Introduction, Notes, a Biographical Record of Upwards of Nine Hundred Persons Mentioned, an Index of Places, and a Bibliographical Note by G. D. H. and Margaret Cole. With numerous vignettes by John Nash, and a map of Corbett's Country by...
• Publisher: Peter Davies, London
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rural Literature