The Universal Pocket-Book; being the most comprehensive, useful and compleat book of the kind, ever yet publish'd: containing amongst a great many other Particulars, I. A map of the world, World, with a Geographical Description of the Same. II. An Historical Table of remarkable Events, from the Creation to Julius Caesar. III. A Map of England, with an Account of the Number of Parishes, Market-Towns, Market-Days, Cities, Bishopricks, &c. IV. A List of the House of Peers, with their Names, Title, Motto, Town-House and Country-House. V. A short abstract of the History of England. VI. The Gardiner's Monthly Director in the Fruit, Flower and Kitchen Garden. Vii. A Table of simple Interest at 5 per Cent. Viii. Rates of Watermen, Coachmen and Chairmen. IX. A Table ready cast up shewing the Value of any Quantity of Goods at any Price. X. Of the General and Penny-Post. XI. A New Perpetual Almanack. XII. The Prices of the different Works, of Bricklayers, Masons, Joiners, Carpenters, Plumbers, Slaters, Painters, Plaisterers, Paviors, Smiths, Carvers, &c. XIII. Of Ancient and Modern Coins, Weights, Measures, &c. XIV. A New Plan of the City of London, with a Description of whatever is remarkable. XV. An Account of all the Stage-Coaches, and Carriers in England and Scotland. XVI. A list of places at court, with their salaries and in whose gift. The whole Design'd for the Use, Benefit, and Convenience of all Sorts of Persons.

Author: UNIVERSAL POCKET-BOOK.
Title: The Universal Pocket-Book; being the most comprehensive, useful and compleat book of the kind, ever yet publish'd: containing amongst a great many other Particulars, I. A map of the world, World, with a Geographical Description of the Same. II. An Historical Table of remarkable Events, from the Creation to Julius Caesar. III. A Map of England, with an Account of the Number of Parishes, Market-Towns, Market-Days, Cities, Bishopricks, &c. IV. A List of the House of Peers, with their Names, Title, Motto, Town-House and Country-House. V. A short abstract of the History of England. VI. The Gardiner's Monthly Director in the Fruit, Flower and Kitchen Garden. Vii. A Table of simple Interest at 5 per Cent. Viii. Rates of Watermen, Coachmen and Chairmen. IX. A Table ready cast up shewing the Value of any Quantity of Goods at any Price. X. Of the General and Penny-Post. XI. A New Perpetual Almanack. XII. The Prices of the different Works, of Bricklayers, Masons, Joiners, Carpenters, Plumbers, Slaters, Painters, Plaisterers, Paviors, Smiths, Carvers, &c. XIII. Of Ancient and Modern Coins, Weights, Measures, &c. XIV. A New Plan of the City of London, with a Description of whatever is remarkable. XV. An Account of all the Stage-Coaches, and Carriers in England and Scotland. XVI. A list of places at court, with their salaries and in whose gift. The whole Design'd for the Use, Benefit, and Convenience of all Sorts of Persons.
Description: London: Printed by T. Cooper, 1740. First edition, 12mo (170 x 100 mm), [4], 272pp., with 3 folding maps (map of the World, fore-edge chipped, a couple of small stains the margin; A map of England & Wales, fore-edge repaired with archival paper; A plan of the cities of London and Westminster with the borough of Southwark, closed tear repaired with archival paper), new endpapers, recent amateurish quarter morocco, marbled boards. This 'Universial Pocket-book' ran to five editions between 1740-1745, all editions being rare. Provenance: Early ownership signature of Thomas Bilbie? to head of title page.

Keywords: ECONOMICS HISTORY GEOGRAPHY

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