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The POST CHAISE COMPANION: Or Travellers Directory through Ireland. Containing a New & Accurate Description of the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, with particulars of the Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Cities, Towns, Parks, Natural Curiosities, Antiquities, Castles, Ruins, Manufactures, Loughs, Glens, Harbours, &c. &c. Forming an Historical & Descriptive Account of the Kingdom. To Which is Added, a Travelling Dictionary, or Alphabetical Tables, Shewing [sic] the Distances of all the Principal Cities, Boroughs, Market & Sea Port Towns in Ireland from Each Other Author: Wilson, William - Topographer Title: The POST CHAISE COMPANION: Or Travellers Directory through Ireland. Containing a New & Accurate Description of the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, with particulars of the Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Cities, Towns, Parks, Natural Curiosities, Antiquities, Castles, Ruins, Manufactures, Loughs, Glens, Harbours, &c. &c. Forming an Historical & Descriptive Account of the Kingdom. To Which is Added, a Travelling Dictionary, or Alphabetical Tables, Shewing [sic] the Distances of all the Principal Cities, Boroughs, Market & Sea Port Towns in Ireland from Each Other Publication: Dublin: Printed & Published by J. Fleming, [1813] Edition: 4th edition, "corrected & enlarged, with an Entire New Set of Plates." Ca. 1813-1820 Description: xxxv, 651, [28 (index)] pp. Frontis plus numerous folding plates (maps). 8-5/8" x 5-1/2". Modern light brown half leather binding over beige marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt stamped lettering and rules to spine. Blue speckled edges. Modern binding with very light wear. Paper age-toned and foxed, delicate, title leaf with two previous owners' signatures. Some creasing and wear to folding plates. Withal, a VG example. "The Post-Chaise Companion of Ireland was first published by W. Wilson in 1786. Although a number of companions of this kind were published for Irish use before and after Wilson's edition, this represents one of the most complete guides of its type and all of which were to be relegated to history less than fifty years later with the advent of the railway. Prior to mechanisation, the post-chaise was the most familiar and widely used means of road transport. This commonly took the form of a closed-body travelling carriage, which together with a pair or four horses and postilion driver was hired from stage to stage." (eneclann.ie). Seller ID: 41490 Subject: Literature Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.