The History of Kington; with an Appendix. By a Member of the Mechanics' Institute, of Kington
Language: English
Published by Charles Humphreys, Kington, 1845
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Atelier Zweig, Marina del Rey, CA, U.S.A.Atelier Zweig
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 423.08
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[PARRY, Richard.] The History of Kington; with an Appendix. Kington: Charles Humphreys, 1845. First edition. Octavo, with half-title and folding table; modern cloth, edges uncut. Contains at pp. 66–70 ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE’S prize essay On the Best Method of Conducting the Kington Mechanic’s Institution, signed “Mr. A. Wallace” (Smith S1a), written about 1841 when he was a young surveyor in Kington. Called by R. Elwyn Hughes Wallace’s “first substantial writing” (Dictionary of Welsh Biography), and by C. H. Smith “one of the earliest written works by Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) known to have reached print.” Very good; title-page lightly toned with small spots and a faint fore-margin stain, light dust-soiling and scattered foxing, a few small marks, folding table mended after a tear.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The History of Kington; with an Appendix. By a Member of the Mechanics' Institute, of Kington
- Author
- [Parry, Richard]; Wallace, Alfred Russel
- Publisher
- Charles Humphreys, Kington
- Publication year
- 1845
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Dimensions
- 8vo
- Seller catalogs
- Antiquarian Books
Atelier Zweig
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