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Description

Cary’s
Traveller’s companion,

or, a
delineation of the turnpike
Roads
of
England and Wales;
shewing
the immediate Route to
every market and borough town throughout the
Kingdom.
Laid down from the best authorities,
on a new set of
County Maps.
To which is added,
an alphabetical list of all the
Market Towns,
with the days on which they are held.
London:
printed for John Cary, Engraver.
and Map-seller, Strand.
1806.

Selling here is 'Cary’s Traveller’s companion...', published in London, 1806. A complete copy with all forty three hand coloured county maps as called for including North and South Wales and a larger folded map of Yorkshire.

12mo, bound in recent blindruled full brown morocco, spine with five silver ruled raised bands and black morocco label, compartments with silver ornaments and incorrect date at foot. Cream endpapers period with the binding, early ink manuscript to upper fe and notes to verso of final leaf.

The book measures 11.5cm by 16.5cm.

The contents are complete, meeting collation: [6], [20]pp, including two final leaves of publishers advertisements, with the forty three hand coloured county maps as called for including North and South Wales and a larger folded map of Yorkshire.

FOR SALE WITHOUT RESERVE.

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Condition: Recent binding firm, very good with a few minor marks. Contents firmly bound and clean as seen, some light toning and some offsetting, occasional minor spots and marks, old ink ownership to front fly leaf and blank verso of final leaf of ads, large Yorshire map with some neat paper reinforcement to part of one fold on verso. Some ink splats to general map of England/Wales and blank verso of contents leaf opposite. 

FOR SALE WITHOUT RESERVE.

THIS BOOK WEIGHS APPROX 0.5KG PACKED. Please study the pictures carefully and feel free to ask any questions.

 

 

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