Recollections of an Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaca and Batalha
de Beckford, William
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Librería
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Richard Bentley, 1835. SCARCE. INSCRIBED BY Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and William Beckford's son-in-law, in the year of publication at half-title page -"To Robert Browne Esq., from the Dk. of Hamilton, June 27th, 1835". Hamilton was married to Beckford's daughter Susan. William Beckford ( 1760-1844), English author and art collector, best known for his Gothic novel "Vathek". Very Good in contemporary signed binding by Maclehose, Glasgow. Full polished calf, two black morocco labels lettered in gilt, double gilt rules to covers, marbled end papers and matching marbled edges, frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by T. A. Dean from the original picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Covers rubbed, two small chips to calf at head of spine, scant foxing at end papers only, two small name stamps of prior owner Charles Clarence Chapman. (1853-1944) the first mayor of Fullerton, California, who has been called "The Father of the Citrus Industry". . First Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.
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- Librería
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 007909
- Título
- Recollections of an Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaca and Batalha
- Autor
- Beckford, William
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Richard Bentley
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1835
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature; Exploration; Fine Bindings;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
Sobre Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- First Edition
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