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Title: Chester - 4 Original 1790's Tracts Bound in One - the Chester Guide ? 1797; an Account of the Siege of Chester 1793; the History of the Cathedral Church at Chester 1793; Cheshire Biography 1796.
Description: , 0. Hardcover. Four original volumes on the City of Chester in original full learther (WAF). (1) The Chester Guide Giving An Account Of Its Antiquities, Buildings, Customs, Churches, Government, Trade &c. Together With a List Of The Earls of Chester, Embellished with Views of the Cathedral, Old East-Gate, and Bridge-Gate, Outer Castle-Gate, and the Barrs. To Which is Added a Directory. The Third Edition; Chester; sold by P. Broster and Son, and Geo. Buckley. (2) An Account Of The Siege Of Chester, During The Civil Wars Between King Charles I and His Parliament.Chester. Printed By P. Broster Mdccxciii; (3) The History of The Cathedral Church at Chester from Its Foundation To The Present Time. London: Printed For T. and J. Egerton Mdccxciii. (4) Cheshire Biography - Lives and Interesting Anecdotes of The Most Eminent Characters, Born in the County and City of Chester. Printed and Sold By Broster and Son. Chester. 1796. Condition: (1)The Chester Guide - 3rd Edn.; complete in [6],99,[1]pages with top half of title page removed, 5 plates complete in vg condition(1 folding). (2) An Account of the Siege of Chester - complete in [2],6,[2],7-76p with half title and 1 nice folding plan. (3) The History of the Cathedral Church at Chester; complete in 108 pages with a plan of the cathedral; (4) Cheshire Biography: complete in iv,[2],82,[1]pages. Bound in worn old calf boards, spine deficient, front board loosening and lower board detached. Nondescript armorial bookplate on fep. So- apart from missing top half of title of first volume, all is complete.Text block holding firmly and pages generally in good crisp condition, with some scattered browning and occasional spots or smudges. Later plain end papers. Scans available . Good

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