1814 6vols British Tourists or Travellers Companion William Mavor Illustrated

Description: Click here to see our other books! British Tourists or Traveller's Companion Through England, Wales and Scotland and Ireland Comprehending the Most Celebrated Recent Tours in the British Islands William Mavor 1814 Sherwood Neely and Jones : London 6.5" by 4" xv, 355pp; 360pp; 371pp; 355p, 355pp; 333pp SUMMARY The complete six volumes of William Mavor's educational travel work. Folding Maps,Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION With a folding map frontispiece to volumes I, II, III, IV and VI as called for. Collated, complete. The third edition of this work, 'improved and much enlarged'. These six volumes are a series of tours of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The tours are by various authors and edited by Mavor. The tours are from the late eighteenth century/early nineteenth century as the original publication of this series was from 1798-1800. William Fordyce Mavor was a Scottish teacher, priest and compiler of educational books. His works were extremely popular and often ran through several editions. He is most remembered for his English Spelling Book although, he wrote several various educational works on history, geography, and literature. Some of his titles include The Geographical Magazine, Dictionary of Natural History, The New Speaker, or English Class Book and The History of Greece. CONDITION In uniform half calf bindings. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the extremities boards and spines. Head and tail of spines are particularly rubbed with some loss to the head of spines to volumes I, V and VI. Small loss to the tail of spines to volumes I and VI. Front hinges to volumes II and VI are slightly strained but firm. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are age toned with the odd spot throughout, heavier to first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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