Author: THORNE, James
Title: The Avon / the Duddon; the Mole; the Adur, Arun, and Wey; the Lea; the Dove
Description: London, Charles Knight & Co, 1844. Hardcover. 24mo. Quarter black calf with gilt spine lettering/rules and marbled paper over boards. vi, 253pp; vii, 244pp. Illustrations. Very good. Binding mildly rubbed, else tight and internally fine, with ownership signature and early bookplate on front pastedown. Cute-as-a-button first edition of these back-to-back "Rambles by Rivers" volumes, "The Avon" being the first half (published 1845) and the second half covering seven lesser rivers (published 1844). Quite quaint, with text block exceptionally bright. .
Keywords: Travel & Exploration
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Title: The Avon / the Duddon; the Mole; the Adur, Arun, and Wey; the Lea; the Dove
Description: London, Charles Knight & Co, 1844. Hardcover. 24mo. Quarter black calf with gilt spine lettering/rules and marbled paper over boards. vi, 253pp; vii, 244pp. Illustrations. Very good. Binding mildly rubbed, else tight and internally fine, with ownership signature and early bookplate on front pastedown. Cute-as-a-button first edition of these back-to-back "Rambles by Rivers" volumes, "The Avon" being the first half (published 1845) and the second half covering seven lesser rivers (published 1844). Quite quaint, with text block exceptionally bright. .
Keywords: Travel & Exploration
Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 48531
- Book number: 48531
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