Otley 1823
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Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes,
by Jonathan Otley, 1823, published by Jonathan Otley,
Keswick, Cumberland, by John Richardson, Royal Exchange,
London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland,
2nd edn 1825.
The book is half bound with attractive marbled papers. It has:- p.i title page, p.iii preface, pp.v-vi contents list; pp.7-65 descriptive text of lakes, tarns, rivers, mountains, crags, and antiquities; pp.66-67 tables of bearings of mountains from mountains; pp.68-104 general directions for the tourist, stages, tabulated itineraries, and descriptions; pp.105-141 notes on geology, meteorology, floating island in Derwent Water, and the black lead mine at Seathwaite. Note that the prefatory matter is pp.1 to vi, and text pages start at 7 rather than 1. |
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| source type:- | Otley 1823 (2nd edn 1825) | |
| book feature:- | half bound (and marbled paper) & frontispiece (map) & title page & preface & contents & descriptive text & itineraries | |
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embossed spine
OTLEY'S GUIDE TO THE LAKES 2ND ED. 1825 gold on leather |
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printed title page
A / CONCISE DESCRIPTION / OF / THE ENGLISH LAKES, / AND / Adjacent Mountains, / WITH / GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO TOURISTS; / AND OBSERVATIONS / ON THE MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY OF THE DISTRICT; / ON METEOROLOGY; / THE FLOATING ISLAND IN DERWENT LAKE; AND / THE BLACK-LEAD MINE IN BORROWDALE. / BY JONATHAN OTLEY. / SECOND EDITION. / KESWICK : / PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. / BY JOHN RICHARDSON, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON; / AND ARTHUR FOSTER, KIRKBY LONSDALE. / 1825. |
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printed foot of p.142
Printed by A. Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale. |
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| wxh:- | 10x17.5cm | |
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