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Book, Observations on Several Parts of England, Particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland Westmoreland, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, made in the Year 1772, by Rev William Gilpin, 2 volumes, published by T Cadell and W Davies, Strand, London, 4th edn 1808.
This edition is the 4th, erroneously called the 3rd.
The book has half title and title pages, preface, list of illustrations - 30 prints, contents, and its lengthy text.
source type:- Gilpin 1786
inscription:- printed title page
OBSERVATIONS, / ON / SEVERAL PARTS OF ENGLAND, / PARTICULARLY THE / MOUNTAINS AND LAKES / OF / Cumberland and Westmoreland, / RELATIVE CHIEFLY TO / PICTURESQUE BEAUTY, / MADE IN THE YEAR 1772. / By WILLIAM GILPIN A.M. / PREBENDARY OF SALISBURY; AND VICAR OF BOLDRE IN / NEW-FOREST, NEAR LYMINGTON. / THE THIRD EDITION, IN TWO VOLUMES. / VOL. I. / LONDON : PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, STRAND. / 1808.
inscription:- printed half title page
OBSERVATIONS / ON THE / MOUNTAINS, AND LAKES / OF / CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. / VOL. I.
inscription:- embossed spine
GILPIN'S / OBSERVATIONS / VOL I.
probably a new binding, half bound
wxh:- 14.5x22.5cm