Richard Thomas. 'A Falmouth Guide', 1815 'Containing a conci...

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Richard Thomas. 'A Falmouth Guide', 1815 'Containing a concise account of the history, trade, port and public establishment of Falmouth; directions to the publice offices, lodging houses, inns, taverns etc and an appendix noticing everything of interest in its vicinity, being a complete directory to strangers going abroad in the packets', with a list of Admiralty Packets and their Commanders for the year 1812, rates for passengers by the falmouth packets etc, pencil notes in 1830 stating that there is 40 packets sailing from Falmouth with 3 lost, first edition, a very scarce first edition of what is regarded as one of the town’s first guides, bound in later brown, half calf marbled boards with gilt lettering to spine, a fine copy, published by J. Lake, Falmouth, 1815.

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25th May 23 at 10am BST

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