RHODODENDRON LAKE AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY OF THE SWISS ALPS
de Bonney, T. G
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good+
- Librería
-
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Stroefer and Kirchner. Good+. 1874. First American Edition. Hardcover. Bound in original brown cloth decorated in gilt and black. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. [8, 148pp]. Illustrated with photographs of oil paintings of the Swiss Alps Oberland district by G. Closs & O. Frolicher along with woodcuts from sketches by G. Roux. Each of the 24 numbered albumin photos are mounted within a frame on heavy stock paper. Internal hinges & text are tight & intact. This first English edition was not translated directly from the original German editions but is mainly drawn from the author's notes & recollections of tours made through the district. Some rubbing to spine, spine ends, edges & front corners. Slight loss at spine head. A few flecks of foxing on front prelims only. Bookplate of noted mountaineer Vernon Howard. Switzerland. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages .
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 17619
- Título
- RHODODENDRON LAKE AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY OF THE SWISS ALPS
- Autor
- Bonney, T. G
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good+
- Edición
- First American Edition
- Editorial
- Stroefer and Kirchner
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1874
- Palabras clave
- Switzerland
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Art;
Términos de venta
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Books are conservatively described. Full refund within 20 days. Books mailed upon notification of sale. Books sold by direct payment to bookseller will be shipped after receipt of check or notice of payment through paypal. If your book are heavy or oversized, we may contact you for additional shipping. All books/ephemera are securely packaged to assure safe arrival at their destination. All books for sale are in-stock on premises.
Sobre el vendedor
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
Sobre Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.