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Foreign Topography; Or, An Encyclopedick Account ... of the Ancient Remains of Africa, Asia and Europe
de Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley
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London: J. B. Nichols and Son, 1828. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. xlviii, 348pp. Illustrated with 11 full page engraved plates, the plate of Egyptian Trades with contemporary hand-coloring. Recently bound to style in quarter calf, spine in six compartments and raised bands; leather lettering labels, gilt. The plates include scenes of Thebes, Acheron, Bacchus, Roman Houses, Pompeii, Telmessus, etc. Without the additional plates from other works sometimes found. The frontispiece was once closely trimmed, not affecting the image, is now mounted on paper of similar size and age as the text block. Occasional light foxing, one short marginal closed tear on a text page else a very good copy in a fine binding.
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- Librería
- Thorn Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 18182
- Título
- Foreign Topography; Or, An Encyclopedick Account ... of the Ancient Remains of Africa, Asia and Europe
- Autor
- Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley
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- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
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- Editorial
- J. B. Nichols and Son
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1828
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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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
