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Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
PUBLISHED 1781 AND 1866 A.D.
8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (270 grams, 21.5 x 14.5 cm).
H(utton), J., A Tour of the Caves in the Environs of Ingleborough and Settle in the West-Riding of Yorkshire, London, 1781, 2nd edition; 100 pp. BOUND WITH: Smith, Henry Ecroyd, The Limestone Caves of Craven and their Ancient Inhabitants, Liverpool, 1866; 34 pp., frontis and 1 plate (coloured); 19th century quarter calf with marbled boards and lettered spine; with detailed collector record card and manuscript inked 'this Book belongs to / John Matthews / Kendal / 1840 in four lines and a florid hand to first work and ink 'E SIMPSON' stamps to titles of both. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Ex libris John Matthews (Kendal 1840) and Dr Eli Simpson.
Acquired Miss C M Rawdin, 1983.
The property of Mr and Mrs PR of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
Accompanied by a hand-written record card from Mr and Mrs PR.
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