1829 Jones' Views of the Seats Mansions Castles Illus England Historical

Description: Click here to see our other books! Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, &c. of Noblemen and Gentlemen, in England; Accompanied with Historical Descriptions of the Mansions, List of Pictures, Statues, etc, and Genealogical Sketches of the Families, of their Possessors; Forming Part of the Generally Series of Jones' Great Britain Illustrated. Anon 1829 Jones and Co : London 11" by 9" 56, [57-120, 125-211, [1]]; [24], [1]pp SUMMARY A smartly bound copy of this fascinating account of the significant seats, castles and mansions of nineteenth century prominent noblemen. First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.00 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION A fascinating survey, which looks at many country houses in the Victorian era. Each seat discussed is accompanied by an illustration, a brief history of the residence and the families that resided there. Illustrated throughout, with an engraved title page and 110 plates, containing 220 illustrations. The plates for volume I have been collated using the contents page present, and has been found to be lacking two plates, or four illustrations. There are twelve plates for the start of volume II totaling only 98 plates from the 100 needed for volume I. Lacking pages 121-124. To the rear of this work, the contemporary owner has included their own hand-written contents for the twenty-four pages of volume II that has been bound to this volume. The pages to this volume all run in a continuous register. It appears to be the entirety of volume I and a portion of volume II, with the signatures running sequentially from A4-3O4. With the pagination ending at page 56 and a prior owner manually entering the pagination to the top of every page. This volume discusses houses in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Westmoreland, Worcestershire and Yorkshire. CONDITION Rebound, in a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Closed tear to the tail of plate for Corby Castle at page 137, not affecting the image. Small light tidemarks to the margins of several plates, the odd handling marks and light scattered spots to pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed 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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