Item #192590 Peacock's Polite Repository; or Pocket Companion: Containing an Almanack. Not Identified.
Peacock's Polite Repository; or Pocket Companion: Containing an Almanack...
Peacock's Polite Repository; or Pocket Companion: Containing an Almanack...
Peacock's Polite Repository; or Pocket Companion: Containing an Almanack...
Peacock's Polite Repository; or Pocket Companion: Containing an Almanack...

Peacock's Polite Repository; or Pocket Companion: Containing an Almanack...

London: Printed for Peacock and Bampton, 1813. Paperback. Light blue velour wraps; text block is fully gilted; frontispiece; 116 pp.; richly illustrated with bw engravings. Good - (Wraps are heavily shelf-worn, smudged; spine strip is chipped and cracked; covers show chipping and wear on all surfaces; back cover has been bent at the top corner; pages are shelfworn, age-toned and foxed; back pages and back cover are mildly dogeared; some pages are marked in pencil with personal information of previous owner; text block is cracked toward the front; text block gilt is heavily worn.). Item #192590

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

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