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Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes,
by Jonathan Otley, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick,
Cumberland, by John Richardson, Royal Exchange, London, and
by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, 1st edn
1823.
The book binding is repaired with a new spine on older
boards. It has:- frontispiece map, title page, preface,
contents list; pp.1-130 descriptive text of lakes, tarns,
rivers, mountains, crags, and antiquities, and directions
for the tourist, with notes on geology, meteorology, the
floating island in Derwent Water, and the black lead mine in
Borrowdale.
There some errata on the fly leaf at the back.
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source type:-
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Otley 1823 (1st edn 1823)
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book feature:-
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frontispiece (map) & map & title page & preface
& contents & descriptive text
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inscription:-
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embossed spine
ENGLISH LAKES - OTLEY
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inscription:-
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printed front cover
[ ] / Concise Descrip[ ]ion / OF [T ] / ENG[ I]SH LAKES.
/ The Mou[ ]ns in [their ]icin[ity ] / and the Roads by
which they may b[e d ] / With E[ say ] / MINERALOG[ ] AND
[GE]OLOGY, / ON [ ]OG[Y] / THE FLOATING IS[ ]AND ON DERWEN[
LAKE ] / A[ND] THE [BL]ACK-L[EA]D MINE IN BOR[ROWDA ] / AND
[A] / MAP OF THE [DI T C ] / BY JON[ T N OT]LEY / [ ES C ] /
[PU]BLI[ ] B[ ]HE [AU]THO[R] / JOHN RICHARDSON, ROYAL
EXCHANGE, [L DO ] / AND A FOS[TER], K[ ]RK[BY] LO[N]SDALE. /
[P]RICE FOUR SH[ILL]NGS AND [S NC ] / 1823.
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inscription:-
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printed title page
A / CONCISE DESCRIPTION / OF / THE ENGLISH LAKES, / THE /
Mountains in their Vicinity, / AND THE ROADS BY WHICH THEY
MAY BE VISITED : / WITH REMARKS ON THE / MINERALOGY AND
GEOLOGY / OF THE DISTRICT. / BY JONATHAN OTLEY. / KESWICK :
/ PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. / BY J. RICHARDSON, ROYAL
EXCHANGE, LONDON; / AND A. FOSTER, KIRKBY LONSDALE. /
1823.
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inscription:-
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printed rev of half title page
PRINTED BY ARTHUR FOSTER, KIRKBY LONSDALE
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inscription:-
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printed foot of p.130
Printed by A. Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale.
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wxh:-
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11.5x19cm
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