Title: Pleasant Spots and Famous Places.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 ...
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Title: Pleasant Spots and Famous Places.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Langford, John Alfred; 1862 8 . 10348.c.23.
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Not Stated. Very Good. The first edition of John Alfred Langford's look at beautiful places in Britain, an author's presentation copy signed by the author. The first edition of this work. Author's signed presentation copy, signed by the author to the verso to the front endpaper, 'J. L. Watts, with the kind regards of J. A. Langford'. An interesting collection of short looks at various walks and rambles taken in England and Wales, including looking at Derbyshire, Kenilworth, Clifton, Boscobel, and more. With an illustrated title page. Written by John Alfred Langford. Langford was an antiquary and journalist who was based in Birmingham. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Undated, dated from Copac from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very light rubbing to the spine. A couple of minor marks to the boards. Hinges are strained but remain firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned with the odd scattered spot. Very Good.
