The Newmarket, Bury, Thetford, and Cromer road : sport and history on an East Anglian turnpike
London : Chapman & Hall, 1904. First Edition. Very good copy, in contemporary gilt-blocked green cloth over boards, now slightly rubbed at the corners and endbands. Some damp-staining to the front board fore-edge and, to a lesser extent, the rear board fore-edge and top text edge—with leaf surfaces entirely unaffected. Preliminary and final leaves lightly foxed; interior otherwise tight, bright, and clean. A well-preserved copy overall. Item #462973
Physical description; xx, 358 pages, [32] leaves of plates : frontispiece, illustrations, plates, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Title in red and black; title vignette. Illustrated by the author, and from old-time prints and pictures. Subjects; Harper, Charles G. 1863-1943 Travel England East Anglia. Roads England East Anglia History 19th century. Turnpike roads England East Anglia History 19th century. Coaching England East Anglia History 19th century. East Anglia (England) Description and travel 19th century. East Anglia (England) Social life and customs 19th century. Essex (England) Description and travel. Suffolk (England) Description and travel. Norfolk (England) Description and travel. Newmarket (England) History. Bury St. Edmunds (England) History. Thetford (England) History. Cromer (England) History. Sports England East Anglia History.
Price: €60.00