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Antiquities of England and Wales, Volume II

Author(s):

Grose, Francis

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Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

N/A

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Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Printed for Hooper and Wigstead

Publication Year:

1797

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ISBN:

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Book ID:

023634

Catalogue(s):

History – British ◇ Rare and Antiquarian Books

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Volume II (of eight) only. New edition. In a much later, somewhat utilitarian, binding. [ii] 252pp, numerous illustrations on plates, mostly engraved and maps. Quarter bound in leatherette over strong blue cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt, all other edges speckled. 4to. . A little rubbed at corners, a few mild marks, a little sunned over spine, stamped Skipton Public Library on front panel, Reference Library bookplate on front paste down, minor annotations on title page. Some mild toning and spotting to leaves. Grose’s Antiquities of England and Wales is a compendium of historical monuments, considered one of the most important antiquarian publications of the 18th century. It was originally released in just over one hundred parts from 1772 to 1787 and republished several times. This volume covers Derbyshire, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Herefordshire and Hertfordshire.

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