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Crossing William

The Ancient Crosses of Dartmoor and its Borderland. Revised [Second] Edition. Illustrated by T.A. Falcon. 250 COPIES WERE PRINTED

James G Commin, Exeter, 1902

82.80 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1902
Author
Crossing William
Publishers
James G Commin, Exeter
Keyword
topography, devonshire, devon, dartmoor, crosses, crossing, william crossing, topography, devonshire, ancient, crosses, dartmoor, borderland
Languages
English

Description

8vo., Second and Best Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 21 plates on 19, wanting folding map, neat signature on half-title; original red ribbed cloth, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, covers mildly age-marked, hinges cracked (but binding still just sound), a good, clean working copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 250 COPIES. This edition of Crossing's definitive study (first edition 1887) contains a number of additional photographs by Falcon. SADLY THIS COPY LACKS THE FOLDING MAP. VERY SCARCE. Brockett 15690; Somers Cocks p.12 (recording the first edition).