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London: C and R Baldwin, 1804. Third edition. . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Ex-Theological College Library, Bala, with small stamps on front eps and title page. po inscription on front pastedown. Leather cover a little worn and rubbed, corner boards slightly exposed. Spine worn and top edge has tear and slight loss. Gilt bands and lettering on slightly damaged black ground. Pages browning slightly. Immediate despatch from the UK

London: J. White, 1800. First edition. Hardback. Good Only. 9" by 5.5". None. John Evans' topographical work on North Wales, told through fifteen letters he wrote during a tour of the country. The first edition.A series of letters written by Reverend John Evans as he explored Northern Wales in 1798, told through fifteen letters. Including interesting notes on the botany of the country, as well as its antiquities, customs, and manufactures. Written by John Evans, an author noted for his volumes on Wales.Bookplate of Charles Bathurst to the front paste down. Bathurst was a politician who inherited Lyndey Park, an impressive estate in the Forest of Dean. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, front board is detached but present. Rear joint is starting. Lacking some of the backstrip to the head and tail. Minor bumping and loss of paper to the extremities. Boards are spotted, spine a little age-toned. Small chips to the spine label. Rear hinge is strained. Bookplate to the front paste down.… Read More

London: Fleet-Street: J White, 1800. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 1st ed, VG, 1800. In contemporary brown half calf, worn blue marbled boards, corners & edges bumped & worn, some blind tooling. Re-laid spine, gilt titles & tooling. Internally, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-416 pp, [1] errata sheet which is upside down!, new endpapers, ink dedication at head of titlepage, minimal edge browning & foxing, watermarked 98, printed by H Baldwin and Son, Union-street, Blackfriars, text edges reddened. 213*134 mm). (ESTC T130702. Allibone 564. Lowndes 765). Title continues: Principally Undertaken with a View to Botanical Researches in That Alpine Country: Interspersed with Observations on Its Scenery, Agriculture, Manufactures, Customs, History, and Antiquities. Evans, was also a schoolmaster, topographer, and sometime resident of Bristol. He was the author of A Tour through Part of North Wales (1800) and Letters Written during a Tour… Read More

London. Hardcover. Very good + condition. J. White, London 1800, 1st edition. 8vo, viii, 416 pp. Paper used for text has the watermarked date of 1798 visible on numerous pages. Slightly rubbed at extremities, top corner in rear half of book has a faint marginal damp stain. A lovely copy overall.