A FAMILY TOUR THROUGH THE BRITISH EMPIRE; CONTAINING SOME ACCOUNT OF ITS MANUFACTURES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CURIOSITIES, HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES: INTERSPERSED WITH BIOGRAPHICAL ANECDOTES. PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO THE AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.
Book Details + Condition: Darton, Harvey and Darton (London). Sixth Edition, 1812. Hardcover with full leather boards, measuring 7" x 4.5". 453 pages with Notes and Itinerary. Illustrated with a timely antique map of the United Kingdom. The book is a descriptive survey through the major counties, towns and historical places of interest within England, Scotland and Ireland from an early 19th-century perspective.
Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; boards have been re-attached at some point (not surprisingly, given the age and leather binding) - front and rear blank endpapers are partially glued to boards; chipping to upper leather of spine; foxing to rear endpapers; chipping to edges of large frontis fold-out map; toning to pages, with a few areas of age-spotting; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed and shipped in boxes.
