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 - Cassell&Apos;S Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, Being a Complete Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom

Title: Cassell&Apos;S Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, Being a Complete Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom
Description: London, Cassell and Company, Limited , 1893-1898. Leather. Cassell's comprehensive topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland, with numerous illustrations and maps. A scarce early edition. Six volumes bound into three, with many of the maps from these volumes bound into a seperate, 'Gazetteer Atlas&apos. Uniformly bound in neat half morocco with gilt detail to the spines. With numerous vignette illustrations throughout. Cassell's detailed and extensive topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland, listing villages, towns and cities all over the United Kingdom and providing information on them such as noting popular sights and giving a quick overview of local histories. From Aan to Zoze Point. This set comprises of: Volume One, 'A-Ched&apos. With the half title page and one map. Published in 1893. Volume Two, 'Cheddington-Frome&apos. With the half title page. Published in 1895. Volume Three, 'Fromebridge - Kiltearn&apos. With the half title page. Published 1896. Volume Four, 'Kilteel - Newchapel&apos. With the half title page and two maps bound inside. Published 1895. Volume Five, 'Newchurch - Somersetshire&apos. With the half title page. Published 1897. Volume Six, 'Somersham - Zoze Point&apos. Lacking the half title page. With three full-page keys to the sectional maps of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Published 1898. 'Gazetteer Atlas', consisting of fifty-five maps taken from the above volumes. Including twenty-seven maps of England, twenty maps of Scotland and eight maps of Ireland. This set is lacking two maps. Uniformly bound in half morocco. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities. Some light fading to the spines. Light marks to the boards and spines. Internally, lacking three maps but otherwise firmly bound. Pages lightly age-toned but generally bright and clean with scattered handling marks and spots throughout. Slightly heavier spotting to the Atlas. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: british topography british towns and cities United Kingdom Scotland british towns and cities topographical dictionary Not Stated

Price: GBP 240.00 = appr. US$ 342.72 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 845g3

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