Paterson's Roads, Daniel Paterson — 17th Edition

£225.00

Paterson's Roads, Daniel Paterson — 17th Edition

Name: Paterson's Roads, Daniel Paterson — 17th Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5907
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Publication: London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [xvi], 673, [1].

Condition Report: Good. The volume has been attractively rebound in modern half calf over marbled boards, presenting a tight, unworn, and structurally excellent binding with bright gilt tooling to the spine. While the handsome exterior approaches a Near Fine grade, the book is conservatively graded as Good due to a singular but notable flaw in the text block: the final leaf is lacking its lower half. Internally, the remaining text pages maintain their structural integrity well, exhibiting only minor age-toning and occasional light spotting indicative of careful historical handling. The multiple folding route maps remain solidly preserved, showing only the mild creasing and slight edge-toning typical of early nineteenth-century cartography.

Catalogue Note: This is the seventeenth edition of Paterson's highly influential road book, comprehensively 'remodelled, augmented, and improved' by the cartographer Edward Mogg. It is extensively illustrated with a large folding general map of England and Wales at the front, alongside eleven further route maps across eight folding plates, including the intricately detailed Mail Coach Road from London to Holyhead.

A preliminary blank leaf bears a contemporary manuscript travel itinerary written in pencil and faded ink. Tracing a practical route through Uxbridge, Amersham, Aylesbury, Bicester, Banbury, and Leamington, this factual addition provides a straightforward record of the guide's early historical usage.

While copies of Paterson's Roads are not uncommon given their historical popularity, examples of Mogg's improved seventeenth edition that retain the folding maps and boast such a robust, handsome modern binding are scarce on the open market.

First published in 1771, Daniel Paterson’s pioneering road book became the quintessential travel companion for exploring Georgian Britain. This 1824 edition, meticulously updated by Edward Mogg, offers an exhaustive and fascinating topographical survey of the nation's direct and cross roads just prior to the dawn of the railway age. Richly detailed with descriptions of country seats, natural curiosities, and local antiquities, it stands as an evocative window into the landscapes and coaching routes of early nineteenth-century England and Wales.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Daniel Paterson, Edward Mogg

Book Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Travel, Exploration & Adventure

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 690

Book Publication Year: 1824

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Half Calf over Marbled Boards

Illustrator: Edward Mogg

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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