1814 6vols British Tourists or Travellers Companion William Mavor Illustrated

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British Tourists or Traveller's Companion Through England, Wales and Scotland and Ireland Comprehending the Most Celebrated Recent Tours in the British Islands

William Mavor

1814

Sherwood Neely and Jones : London

6.5" by 4"

xv, 355pp; 360pp; 371pp; 355p, 355pp; 333pp

 

   

SUMMARY

  The complete six volumes of William Mavor's educational travel work.

Folding Maps,Illustrated,Leather Binding

Overall Condition: Good

This book weighs 2 KG when packed

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DESCRIPTION

With a folding map frontispiece to volumes I, II, III, IV and VI as called for.

Collated, complete.

The third edition of this work, 'improved and much enlarged'.

These six volumes are a series of tours of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The tours are by various authors and edited by Mavor. The tours are from the late eighteenth century/early nineteenth century as the original publication of this series was from 1798-1800.

William Fordyce Mavor was a Scottish teacher, priest and compiler of educational books. His works were extremely popular and often ran through several editions. He is most remembered for his English Spelling Book although, he wrote several various educational works on history, geography, and literature. Some of his titles include The Geographical Magazine, Dictionary of Natural History, The New Speaker, or English Class Book and The History of Greece.


CONDITION

In uniform half calf bindings. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the extremities boards and spines. Head and tail of spines are particularly rubbed with some loss to the head of spines to volumes I, V and VI. Small loss to the tail of spines to volumes I and VI. Front hinges to volumes II and VI are slightly strained but firm. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are age toned with the odd spot throughout, heavier to first and last few pages.

Overall Condition: Good 

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Overall Condition

(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)

Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear

Very Good Indeed  - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy

Very Good   - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones

often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy

Good  - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will

be described in the condition report under 'condition'

Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair

Fair  - As with good only above but with other faults

leaving a compromised copy even after repair

Poor  - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.

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  • Author: William Mavor
  • Binding: Leather
  • Fiction Subject: None
  • Non-Fiction Subject: Travel & Exploration
  • Language: English
  • Year Printed: 1814
  • Place of Publication: London
  • Weight: 2.0000
  • Special Attributes: None
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Publisher: Sherwood Neely and Jones
  • Illustrator: None
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

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