1794 Fouteenth Edition
A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND COMMERCIAL GRAMMAR
A substantial late-Georgian world geography and reference work in contemporary calf, combining astronomy, physical geography, political description, commerce, natural history, and chronology in one ambitious volume. This is the 1794 fourteenth edition, corrected and considerably enlarged, with the title page also advertising the late discoveries of Dr. Herschell and other eminent astronomers.
By William Guthrie
Format: Hardcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Language: English
Published By: Printed for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry; and G.G. and J. Robinson, in Pater-noster Row, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Good - Contemporary full calf, heavily rubbed and worn, with dry spine, loss at the headcap, and an old repair at the head of the spine. Joints cracked, corners worn, and covers with pronounced surface wear and edge loss. Text block appears sound and comparatively well preserved, with pages generally clean for the period, moderate age-toning, and scattered spotting/handling. Early engraved MacKinnon crest booklabel to pastedown; later manuscript ownership/gift inscriptions to front free endpaper, including an apparent reference to Catherine McKinnon and the date 27 March 1848. A very honest late-Georgian working copy: bibliographically defective as issued or bound here, but attractive, evocative, and still highly saleable as an original-period survival with provenance.
Collation: 12,[4],772,773-778,773-965,[1] p., plates : maps ;
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
References:
ESTC: N42129
WorldCat OCLC 181833685
NYPL b20442434
NLA 3174880
ECCO digital copy via Wellcome
Author Bio: William Guthrie (1708–1770) was a Scottish writer whose geographical works became some of the most widely circulated English-language reference books of the later eighteenth century, with many reissues and revised editions after his death.
Synopsis: Guthrie’s Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar was designed as a compact encyclopedia of the world for the late eighteenth-century reader: not simply a sequence of place descriptions, but a synthesis of astronomy, the use of the globe, climates, nations, trade, manners, languages, chief cities, coins, and chronology. This copy retains the binder’s printed “Directions for placing the Maps,” including the instruction that “The Binder is desired to beat the Book before he places the Maps,” which is helpful evidence for understanding how the map suite was meant to be added at bindery stage. The photographed text includes the title page, the America section, the chronological table, and the map directions. The provenance is appealing: a small engraved MacKinnon crest booklabel with monogram, probably H.M., and a later manuscript family inscription that appears to name Catherine McKinnon, with a gift inscription dated 27 March 1848. The crest device and motto Audentes Fortuna Juvat align with MacKinnon heraldic usage.
SKU: BTETM0002671
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
1794 Fouteenth Edition
A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND COMMERCIAL GRAMMAR
A substantial late-Georgian world geography and reference work in contemporary calf, combining astronomy, physical geography, political description, commerce, natural history, and chronology in one ambitious volume. This is the 1794 fourteenth edition, corrected and considerably enlarged, with the title page also advertising the late discoveries of Dr. Herschell and other eminent astronomers.
By William Guthrie
Format: Hardcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Language: English
Published By: Printed for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry; and G.G. and J. Robinson, in Pater-noster Row, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Good - Contemporary full calf, heavily rubbed and worn, with dry spine, loss at the headcap, and an old repair at the head of the spine. Joints cracked, corners worn, and covers with pronounced surface wear and edge loss. Text block appears sound and comparatively well preserved, with pages generally clean for the period, moderate age-toning, and scattered spotting/handling. Early engraved MacKinnon crest booklabel to pastedown; later manuscript ownership/gift inscriptions to front free endpaper, including an apparent reference to Catherine McKinnon and the date 27 March 1848. A very honest late-Georgian working copy: bibliographically defective as issued or bound here, but attractive, evocative, and still highly saleable as an original-period survival with provenance.
Collation: 12,[4],772,773-778,773-965,[1] p., plates : maps ;
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
References:
ESTC: N42129
WorldCat OCLC 181833685
NYPL b20442434
NLA 3174880
ECCO digital copy via Wellcome
Author Bio: William Guthrie (1708–1770) was a Scottish writer whose geographical works became some of the most widely circulated English-language reference books of the later eighteenth century, with many reissues and revised editions after his death.
Synopsis: Guthrie’s Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar was designed as a compact encyclopedia of the world for the late eighteenth-century reader: not simply a sequence of place descriptions, but a synthesis of astronomy, the use of the globe, climates, nations, trade, manners, languages, chief cities, coins, and chronology. This copy retains the binder’s printed “Directions for placing the Maps,” including the instruction that “The Binder is desired to beat the Book before he places the Maps,” which is helpful evidence for understanding how the map suite was meant to be added at bindery stage. The photographed text includes the title page, the America section, the chronological table, and the map directions. The provenance is appealing: a small engraved MacKinnon crest booklabel with monogram, probably H.M., and a later manuscript family inscription that appears to name Catherine McKinnon, with a gift inscription dated 27 March 1848. The crest device and motto Audentes Fortuna Juvat align with MacKinnon heraldic usage.
SKU: BTETM0002671
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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