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The History of Dundee
de James Thomson; James Maclaren
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Dundee: John Durham & Son, 1874 . Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A comprehensive late nineteenth century guide to the history of Dundee, including biographical sketches of notable inhabitants of the city. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece.An informative history of the Scottish city, being a greatly 'new and enlarged edition' of the 1847 work of the same name by James Thomson. This additional information has been provided by James MacLaren.With the first part being a general history of the town, and the second part being a 'description of the town' and its 'public works, buildings and institutions'.With the armorial bookplate of Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison to the front pastedown. Aitchison was a Scottish colonial administrator who was Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, and served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from 1878 to 1880.With the inscription of D S Colman to the verso of the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with discolouration to back strip, and boards bright. Rubbing to joints, with small hole in cloth at centre of front joint. Hinges strained and tenderly held. Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to title page, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 882F16
- Título
- The History of Dundee
- Autor
- James Thomson; James Maclaren
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Durham & Son
- Lugar de publicación
- Dundee
- Fecha de publicación
- 1874
- Tamaño
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- scottish history dundee Dundee City angus dundee
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
