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Title: North of England and Scotland in Mdcciv ( a Tour from London to Edinburgh and Glasgow)
Description: William Blackwood, 1818. Hardcover. 71p. The following Journal is now first published from the original manuscript, formerly in the possession of the late Mr Johnes of Hafod, the well known translator of Froissart, Joinville, &c. Nothing is known with regard to the author, but it appears probable that he was a Londoner!. The author starts from London on horseback describing towns and villages he passes. London to Hartford, Ware, Godmanchester, River Ouse, Yaxley, Peterborough, Stanford, Grantham, Lincoln, Hull, Barton on Humber, Beverly, Esingwold, Great Smeton,Darlington,Chester, Newcastle,Morpeth,Alnwick, Holy Isle,Bamburgh Castle Berwick, Dunbar, Edinburgh,Linlithgow, Glasgow, Lesmahagow,Hamilton,Crawfordjohn,Douglas, Annan, Moffat, Lockerbie, Carlisle, Hexam, Selby, Allerton, NNottingham, Oakeham, Rockingham & Bedford. Bound in paper covered boards with cloth spineOnly 100 copies printed. The book is clean and tight without significant marks or signatures. Bookplate pf Peter Forbes on front pastedown. Boards darkened and marked. Wear to spine extremities and corners. See scans. . Very Good

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