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Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views
de [Henry Gastineau]
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 282.43EUR 254.19
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Sobre este artículo
London: Jones & Co, 1830. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". [Henry Gastineau]. The first edition of this illustrated look at the topography of North Wales, a beautiful work with many original landscape drawings by Henry Gastineau. The first edition of this work.'Wales Illustrated' looks at the beautiful scenery and views of North Wales, part of the publisher's wider series 'Views of the Seats etc', an extensive ode to the beauty of Britain. The next volume in the series was 'South Wales Illustrated'.Illustrated with a vignette title page, and forty-four plates, showing two views per plate.Collated, complete.Compiled and illustrated by Henry Gastineau, an engraving known for his beautiful watercolours. In a full morocco binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 773P48
- Título
- Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views
- Autor
- [Henry Gastineau]
- Ilustrador
- [Henry Gastineau]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Jones & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1830
- Tamaño
- 11" by 8.5"
- Palabras clave
- Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views wales welsh topography wales henry gastineau
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
