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The Life of John Metcalf, Commonly Called Blind Jack of Knaresborough with Many Entertaining Anecdotes of his Exploits in Hunting, Card Playing, &c. Some Particulars Against the Rebels in 1745… And Also A succinct Account of his various Contracts for Making Roads, Erecting Bridges…. In Lancashire, Derbyshire and Cheshire

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Second edition rebound in a very good, decorative, brown diced calf with panelling and gilt lettering to spine. Binder’s ticket to rear pastedown… Read more
Published in 1801 by E Baines.
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The Life of John Metcalf, Commonly Called Blind Jack of Knaresborough with Many Entertaining Anecdotes of his Exploits in Hunting, Card Playing, &c. Some Particulars Against the Rebels in 1745… And Also A succinct Account of his various Contracts for Making Roads, Erecting Bridges…. In Lancashire, Derbyshire and Cheshire by Anonymous

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Second edition rebound in a very good, decorative, brown diced calf with panelling and gilt lettering to spine. Binder’s ticket to rear pastedown: ‘Stephen Conway, Bradford’. Front and rear endpapers also later additions, clean and crisp with small mark to top right of front loose endpaper. Original text block sound in good condition, leaves slightly browned. Full page striking half-length portrait in b/w of John Metcalf Aged 85, 1801 to verso of first flyleaf. Handwritten pencil correction by previous owner on p. 80 ruling through the word Boroughbridge. 1cm long, very clean, barely visible tear to top half of title page. 140pp. collated and complete.

Tells the story of the life of John Metcalf 1717-1810, an eccentric entrepreneur, jack of many trades & eighteenth-century public figure in the north of England. 


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Publisher E Baines
Date published 1801
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Product code 8790


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