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An American Four-in-Hand in Britain.
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London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. 1883. Hardback, 8.5 x 6 inches. Half bound polished red morocco leather and red cloth to boards edged in gilt. Raised banding and gilt decorations to spine. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Rubbing to edges of leather, corners slightly chipped and bumped. Small chip at top ends of spine. Bookplate to front endpaper “David M. Ritchie.” Some mild foxing to title page (frontis guarded) some moderated foxing to a few plates, most remain clean and bright. Pages clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight copy. viii + 338pp. Illustrated with B&W photo frontis plate PLUS many extra engraved plates bound in (includes 2 colour lithographs, Guy’s Coll. & Windsor Castle.) The author took a four-in-hand coach, with some friends from Brighton to Inverness. This is the record of that journey. Grangerised copy with many extra plates.
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- An American Four-in-Hand in Britain.
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- CARNEGIE, ANDREW:
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- London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. 1883
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- ENGLISH TOPOGRAPHY ANDREW CARNEGIE, American, Four-in-Hand, Britain, coach, Brighton, Inverness, Transport, coaching, leather binding, grangerised, grangerized, extra illustrated, engraved plates, Sampson Low, 1883
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Dorchester, Dorset
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
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- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
