Shelfmark
Ic7.5.29
Additional shelfmark
Ic7.5.30
Additional shelfmark
Ic7.5.31
Author
Title
A compendium of ancient and modern geography, : for the use of Eton School, / by Aaron Arrowsmith, hydrographer to the King, and member of the Royal Geographical Society.
Varying form of title
Ancient and modern geography
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Published for the author, by E. Williams, Eton, and at the Eton Warehouse, Red Lion Court, Fleet-Street; Whittaker, Treacher, & Co. Ave Maria Lane; J. & J. I. Deighton, Cambridge; J. Parker, Oxford ; Waugh & Innes, Edinburgh ; Milliken & Son, Dublin., 1831.
Physical description
xviii, [2], 906, p., [5] leaves of plates (4 folded) : ill., maps, plans ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Note
Colophon: "London: Printed by James & Luke G. Hansard & Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields.".
Note
Dedication on p. [iii] to Revd. John Keate, D.D., Canon of Windsor, and head master of Eton School.
Note
Introduction dated Soho Square, January 1831.
Note
Corrigenda and directions to binder on p. [xix].
Note
Illustrated with 4 fold-out maps and plans, published by the author, No. 10 Soho Square, several drawn by Arrowsmith. One other plate, also drawn by author.
Note
Publisher's advertisement for books written by same author at end.
Note
Eton arms on title page.
Provenance
[Ic7.5.29] Armorial bookplate of Eton College with a donation label with ms. inscription: "Captain E.B. Stephens July 1942".
Provenance
[Ic7.5.30] Ms. inscription on title page: "Henry Stewart Mackenzie Jan[uar]y 8th 1834".
Provenance
[Ic7.5.30] Eton College Library book label.
Provenance
[Ic7.5.30] Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "Presented July 1986 by T.L. Holden".
Provenance
[Ic7.5.31] Paper sheet pasted on front endpaper containing book label of Bury Grammar School reading: E. Libris Scholæ Grammaticæ Buriensis Sanctas Clavis Fores Aperit.
Binding
[Ic7.5.29] 20th century brown leather quarter-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; endbands; sprinkled edges; smooth gold tooled spine; leather label with gold tooled title (from earlier binding) on spine; binder's ink stamp on rear endpaper: "R.L. Day binder".
Binding
[Ic7.5.30] ?20th century grey paper case binidng; paper label with title on spine.
Binding
[Ic7.5.31] 19th century grey paper inboard binding; paper title label on spine.
Copy-specific note
[Ic7.5.29] Includes additional title page and dedication page transcribed in ms.
Copy-specific note
[Ic7.5.31] Loose paper with ms. notes entitled Books published at Eton.
Subject
Subject
Geography Textbooks.
Subject
Geography, Ancient.
Added entry--name
Day, R. L. binder.
Added entry--name
Whittaker, Treacher and Co. publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B39514