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050 4 $aDA690.B3$bW8 1765
100 1 $aWood, John,$d1704-1754.
240 10 $aEssay towards a description of the city of Bath
245 12 $aA description of Bath :$bwherein the antiquity of the city, as well as the eminence of its founder, its magnitude, situation, soil, mineral waters, and physical plants, its British works, and the Grecian ornaments with which they were adorned, its devastations and restorations in the days of the Britons, Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans, with its new buildings, baths, conduits, hospitals, places of worship, and other public edifices, it gates, bridges, walks, and streets, &c., are respectively treated of : the gods, places of worship, religion, and learning of the ancient Britons occasionally considered : and the limits of the city in its present state, its government, trade, and amusements severally pointed out ... : together with proper plans and elevations from twenty-two copper-plates /$cby John Wood, Esq.
250 $aThe second edition, corrected and enlarged ...
260 $aLondon :$bPrinted for W. Bathoe, in the Strand, and T. Lownds, in Fleet Street,$cMDCCLXV [1765]
300 $a2 v. ([8], 456, [4] p.), [22] leaves of plates (16 folded)) :$bill. (engravings) ;$c22 cm. (8vo)
500 $aVol. 1: [8], 232 p.; v. 2: [8], [233]-456, [4] p.
500 $aSignatures: v. 1: A-2G⁴; v. 2: A⁴ 2H-3M⁴ [3N]².
500 $aWith a leaf of postscript, and a final page of advertisements.
500 $aFirst published in 1742 as "An essay towards a description of the city of Bath."
500 $aThe portrait of King Bladud is engraved by Bernard Baron after William Hoare.
510 4 $aESTC (RLIN)$cT64760
590 $aBound in sprinkled calf; spine rebacked; gilt rules on boards; gilt label on spine; edges sprinkled red.
650 0 $aArchitecture$zEngland$zBath$vEarly works to 1800.
650 0 $aCity planning$zEngland$zBath$vEarly works to 1800.
650 0 $aBritons$zEngland$zBath$xHistory$vEarly works to 1800.
651 0 $aBath (England)$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800.
651 0 $aArchitecture$zEngland$zBat$vDesigns and plans$vEarly works to 1800.
655 7 $aEngravings$zEngland$y18th century.$2aat
700 1 $aBathoe, William,$d-1768.
700 1 $aLowndes, Thomas,$d1719-1784
700 1 $aHoare, William,$d1707-1792.
752 $aEngland$dLondon.
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