Peacock's Polite Repository; or Pocket Companion: Containing an Almanack...
London: Printed for Peacock and Bampton, 1819. Paperback. Light blue velour wraps; text block is fully gilted; frontispiece; 120 pp.; richly illustrated with bw engravings. Good - (Wraps are heavily shelf-worn; frontispiece and title page are heavily age-toned; there is a stamp on first "content" page; pages are shelfworn, age-toned and lightly foxed; some pages are marked with personal information of previous owner; inner hinge is cracked; binding is loose.). Item #192500
This copy is extremely rare. It showcases gorgeous landscape engravings by various artists. Includes contemporaneous information on English monarchy, governmental and military personnel structures, including traditional almanac information like weights and measures, etc., and space for personal notes.
OCLC: 51785314
Price: $1,000.00