Letters on England; Containing Descriptive Scenes; with Remarks on the State of Society, Domestic Economy, Habits of the People, and Condition of the Manufacturing Classes Generally Volume I

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Book condition: good, very scarce 1816 publication, volume I offers 25 letters covering a wide variety of topics such as Herculaneum pottery, prostitutes, cleanliness of the servants, observations on stage traveling, prejudices of Englishmen regarding the United States, the mode of making coak, disgraceful inscription on a monument and much more, full leather binding shows moderate scuffing to front board and corners, a bit more to spine and back board, red title block on spine features bright gilt, small piece off spine tail, a 1" X .5" chip off spine head, front hinge cracked with play, chip off back endpaper is affixed to back pastedown, a few small spots on fore edges, light to moderate foxing throughout, a few pages heavy but all text legible, binding firm, 355 pages with extensive notes followed by two pages of places visited by the author, binding firm, 5.5 X 8.5 inches. Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. If actual shipping cost is less than the AbeBooks estimate, it is our practice to REFUND the difference to the buyer. N° de ref. del artículo 008032

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