A Tour in Wales, and Several Counties of England, Including Both Universities, [MAVOR William Fordyce] 1758-1837 Publisher: Richard Phillips Publish Year: 1806 Publish Place: London: 6, New Bridge Street, Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 000009 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: No Jacket Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £55 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information In modern quarter cloth, marbled boards, some gilt tooling. Spine, gilt title. Internally, new endpapers, [7], 4-182 pp, [2] index, 2 pls (B&W, folding), light water staining towards rear affecting lower part of text and 1 plate. (212*135 mm). Mavor, William Fordyce [pseuds. W. F. Martyn, Numa] author and educationist who in 1801 published his most famous work, The English Spelling Book. To appeal to children it had fine woodcuts by Thomas Bewick, and simple and amusing moral stories for them to read. It ran to 500 editions, was translated into French and Hindi, and by 1823, at its 284th edition, had sold over 2 million copies. See ODNB for a full Bio.
