A New Map of the River Thames, from Thames Head to London, (on a scale of two inches to a mile) from entirely new surveys finished during the summer of 1878. Combined with guides giving every information required by the Tourist, the Oarsman, and the Angler [3rd edition][maps, photos and notes]

Verlag: Oxford. Henry W. Taunt & Co, 1878

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Hardcover. Bound in rust red cloth with gold lettering and decoration on the cover and spine. Thick, bevel edged boards. Front cover is detached (except by a thin length of cloth at the head of the spine) but present. Spine is flat or even concave instead of convex due to all the time that the book has been open and in use. This is the Third Edition (stated on the title page) and has no printed date on either title or copyright page. A beautiful, original, albumen photograph pasted to inside front cover shows 13 well dressed Victorians in summer whites, corsets and straw hats. One of the men has been pasted on, neatly trimmed to fit between two other people in the group-shot, in what is surely the earliest example of Photoshop-style photo manipulation I have come across. 6 pages of ads at the front. Original owner has written his name on the top corner of each, Byrd M. Tall (or Fall. Also wrote his name on the title page and page following. Byrd and his companions used this book for all it was worth -- he has noted on the large map at the front that the accomplished the trip from Jun 18th to June 23, 1883 - "69 miles in 5 days." with a party of 15 (sometimes less). There are 33 maps tipped in, each with a hand-colored stretch of river and countryside, and each with several small photographs of the scenery pasted down. The past and photos have combined to wrinkle parts of the map-pages, but they remain as charming as can be. In addition, the expedition party has added notes to the (blank) backs of many of the map pages, noting the weather and time of day, quoting from poems, mentioning who was aboard and where they stopped to eat. "2nd night. The Roebuck Inn - not so simple or so rural. stroll in the evening along the high road to hear nightingales." and "Called on Sir Joseph Hooker." (opposite page 70). In collating carefully to describe the book, I see that there are also some notes written in 1884 in a different handwriting. 215 pages in all, the final 40 or so are charming advertisements for gear and shops along the route. Text block (quite remarkably) remains tight. There are 2 Victorian chromolithographed holiday cards tucked inside at the front. Also tucked in at the front is a description of this book clipped from a 1980's ABAA trade publication, with the handwritten note "buy" and dated 1981. (It is listed for $50). Overall just a lovely as can be. I count 33 maps with 97 photos on them, plus 4 additional photos on a sightseeing page plus a frontispiece gravure. Please email with questions or to request photos. Please note if there is a photograph beside this listing, it was put there by ABE, not by me, so it may not accurately show the book I am selling.…

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A New Map of the River Thames, from Thames Head to London, (on a scale of two inches to a mile) from entirely new surveys finished during the summer of 1878. Combined with guides giving every information required by the Tourist, the Oarsman, and the Angler [3rd edition][maps, photos and notes]
Autor
Taunt, Henry W.
Verlag
Oxford. Henry W. Taunt & Co
Erscheinungsjahr
1878
Zustand
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Hardcover

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We're at 805 Caroline Street, in the heart of Fredericksburg's historic district. Open Monday to Saturday 10-6; and Sunday 12-5. In warmer months we stay open until 9 most nights, but you might want to call ahead. (540) 373-6148 Shipping rates are for Media Mail, in a padded envelope - WE DO NOT ADD TRACKING UNLESS THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS IT AND PAYS FOR IT - we have been selling books online for more than 20 years & find that the USPO delivers 99.99% of packages quickly and safely, without any need for a tracking number. We trust them & we hope you will too. If you need tracking, please consider PRIORITY SHIPPING. We ship orders valued at more than $50 in a box, at no additional charge. Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included. If the book does not fit into a flat rate envelope, we will likely need to request extra shipping costs from you, in order to put it in a box. We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!…