Book Description

THE HISTORY OF BRIGHTON With the Latest Improvements to 1833 Describing The Several Public Buildings, Churches, and other Places of Worship, Most Esteemed Rides, &c. &c. By John Bruce With Map and Plates Brighton Published by J. Bruce, 3 Somerset Place. Published in Brighton in 1833, this is a very scarce early revised printing of Bruce’s History of Brighton, updated to the year of publication, bound in cloth with later spine title label, illustrated with a folding hand coloured Map, and Eight Hand Coloured Plates. Editions of the hand-coloured issues seem to be particularly uncommon. 7 inches tall approx. with the original paper title label to upper cover, 124 pages. Some marks to covers, internally mild evidence of an old glue repair to inner front hinge, old ownership name to front endpaper, the front endpaper has some creasing, a few marks within and minor foxing within, else contents generally clean and in good condition. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE HAND COLOURED ISSUE
Author John Bruce
Date 1833
Binding hardback
Publisher Scarce Hand Coloured issue
Condition good

Price: £275.00

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