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The History of America
de ROBERTSON, William
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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Cork: Thomas White, 1778. SECOND EDITION. Folding etched map of South America, folding etched plate with a view of Mexico City, etched frontispiece portrait of the author. Contemporary mottled calf (hinges cracked but holding), gilt spine and labels, green edges; map with a short tear, no loss. A nice set with the ownership inscription of George Jackson dated 1788.
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- Librería
- Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 18403
- Título
- The History of America
- Autor
- ROBERTSON, William
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- SECOND EDITION
- Editorial
- Thomas White
- Lugar de publicación
- Cork
- Fecha de publicación
- 1778
- Palabras clave
- history, america, map, south america, columbus, cortez, mexico, peru, bibliography, cork, english imprints, 18th century
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- 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...
- 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.,...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...