History of the City of Chester. From its Foundation to the Present Time; collected from Public Records, Private Manuscripts, and other authentic Sources, with an Account of Parochial and other Charities, never before published; and a Chronological Register of important Events to the year 1815. Illustrated with five Etchings by G. Cuitt.

Anon / Cuitt, G. (Illustrations).

Verlag: Chester, Printed for T. Poole., 1815

Beschreibung

[First Edition]. 20 x 13 cm. iii, 334 pages, ii [Index]. With a Frontispiece, small engraving on title pages and three further full page Engravings. Later morroco over marbled boards. Red spine label with gilt title. Gilt and blind decorations. Near fine. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Ex Libris of previous owner (see provenance comments below). A lovely copy in a nice sturdy binding. See images. Provenance: From the Library of Franz Pollack-Parnau with his Ex Libris. This book belonged to Franz Pollack-Parnau (1903-2003), a scion of a Moravian family that had amassed a fortune in the textile industry. His library in the family palace at Vienna's Schwarzenbergplatz was legendary. Sprache: english. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 103105AB

Bibliografische Details

Titel: History of the City of Chester. From its ...

Verlag: Chester, Printed for T. Poole.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1815

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage