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Defoe Daniel

A Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain. With which is included, a Set of Maps of England and Wales, divided into Counties; and a Map of Scotland. Composed by Hermann Moll. With an Introduction FIRST COMPLETE RE-ISSUE. 1000 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Peter Davies, 1927

149.50 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1927
Author
Defoe Daniel
Publishers
Peter Davies
Keyword
topography, england, scotland, wales, britain, tours, itineraries, defoe, eighteenth century, daniel defoe, topography, general, tour, thro', whole, island, great, britain
Languages
English

Description

2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with 48 plate-reproductions (a number double-page) of Moll's maps, endpapers and fore-edges lightly spotted; marbled boards, cloth backs gilt, gilt tops, uncut, white cloth backs mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 1,000 COPIES. The first complete reissue since 1778 of a work of enormous importance to the scholar of eighteenth century England. In it Defoe writes of the social habits of the people, and the products, industry, trade and commerce of the various parts of the country, as well as describing the various places of historic or other importance.