Beeton's British Gazetteer : a topographical and historical guide to the United Kingdom : containing nearly five thousand distinct articles with the correct pronunciation of the name of every place. With Supplements. returns of 1871 and 1881 .

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A very good original Victorian publication. pp.4/pp.284. 7.0" x 4.75" x 0.75". Brown cloth with black titles to front board and spine, edges lightly rubbed. Cover-title reads: "Beeton's National reference Books. Beeton's Shilling British Gazetteer A topographical and historical guide to the United Kingdom. About Five Thousand Distinct Articles." Adverts to endpapers. Browning to free-endpapers. Small yellow booksellers label to verso of the front board: "Morley, Bookseller, Forest Hill, S.E." Large fold-out table before title page. Clear text in double columns throughout. VG ** "Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson; 14 March 1836 6 February 1865), known as Mrs Beeton, was an English journalist, editor and writer. Her name is associated with her first book, the 1861 work Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. After schooling in Islington, north London, and Heidelberg, Germany, she married Samuel Orchart Beeton, an ambitious publisher and magazine editor.In May 1866, following a severe downturn in his financial fortunes, Samuel sold the rights to the Book of Household Management (plus other titles) to Ward, Lock and Tyler (later Ward Lock & Co)." - See Wikipedia. N° de ref. del artículo 47494

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