HUNTINGDONSHIRE & NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Historical Biographical And Pictorial

London & Provincial Publishing Co, 1912

200.00 €

Dodman Books

(Morston, United Kingdom)
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Details

Year of publication

1912

Place of printing

London

Author

John Grant

Publishers

London & Provincial Publishing Co

Size

4to

Edition

1st Edition

Keyword

IOBA25

Cover description

No Jacket

Binding description

Dust jacket

State of preservation

Very Good

Binding

Hardcover

Inscribed

First edition

Yes

Description

Excellent illustrated survey of the great and good of two counties - and their properties, many photographed - produced by the remarkable entrepreneur John Grant, pioneer of this early form of vanity publishing. Published at £6 6s. and "only for subscribers" so likely to be a very limited print run - some estimate as low as 100 copies. No date, but this copy presented to the Peterborough Natural History, Scientific And Archaeological Society, on 31.12.1912 (as noted on attractive label to front pastedown). On the basis of that and references es to events in 1911 in the contents, likely to be a 1912 publication. Stock lightly toned, but in general VG order internally, printed on good heavy stock with numerous photo plates, generally tissue guarded. Embossed red cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. This a little worn to corners and edges and dulled to spine. A handsome and exceptionally scarce volume. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. Unpaginated.