Item #192591 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, 1826. Paperback. Light blue velour wraps; text block is fully gilted; frontispiece; 120 pp.; richly illustrated with bw engravings. Good - (Wraps are heavily shelf-worn, smudged and foxed; spine strip is chipped and cracked; covers show chipping and wear on all surfaces; there is a stamp on the "contents" page; pages are shelfworn, age-toned and foxed; some pages are marked in pencil with personal information of previous owner; text block is cracked.). Item #192591

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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