Circular Tour from Chester through North Wales. [BROSTER John] d1853 Publisher: Crosby and Co Publish Year: 1802 Publish Place: London. Illustrator: HOARE Sir Richard Colt 1758-1838 Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007392 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall Jacket Condition: Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £400.00 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Small pocket tour of Chester In contemporary full black morocco, gilt edge tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling, no title. Internally, frontis, [3], (iv-xii), [1], (ii-iv), [1], 4-179 pp, [1] adverts, 5 pls (B&W, including 4 copper engraved maps), tp lightly soiled & top margin closely trimmed, affecting the first line (the word Circular) of the title, ink ownership names to fep & 2 ffeps, small corner tear at p49/50. Uncommon. (81*50 mm) Broster, who despite having a business in Bangor, continued to print and publish at Chester, with his son. They issued Tour from Chester through North Wales in 1802, whilst at least two Welsh books were issued by them in 1807. Authorship attributed in BM 251:901, 27:687, there were other editions in 1805 and 1814. Uncommon, copies of this ed at BL, NLW and Cardiff only. (Not in Welsh).
