Author: George Carrington Gray
Title: Tourist and Traveller&Apos;S Guide to the Roads of England and Wales, and Part of Scotland
Description: London, Sherwood, Jones, and Co, 1824. First edition. Leather. The first edition of George Carrington Gray's uncommon guide to Britain through it's roads, illustrated with many plates. The first edition of this uncommon work.A comprehensive guide to the roads through England, Wales, and part of Scotland, providing an exhaustive study of the countries through their great roads, cross roads, and routes.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, two folding maps, and forty-six maps.By George Carrington Gray.Two pages of adverts to the front. Collated, bound without one map, being map number vi. In a rebacked half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Rubbing has resulted in some loss of paper to the boards, and loss to the leather to the extremities. Boards are discoloured. Spine is faded. Hinges have been reinforced. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Small closed tears to the folding maps. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: Tourist and Traveller's Guide to the Roads of England Wales, and Part of Scotland england wales scotland england topography george carrington gray Not Stated


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