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Welsh Scenery. From Drawings
de Captain Batty
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 210.45EUR 189.41
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1823. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 12" by 8.5". Captain Batty. A beautifully illustrated collection of illustrations of Welsh scenes, drawn by Robert Batty. The first edition of this work. This collection of Robert Batty's illustrations include plates if Abergavenny Castle, Hay, Harlech Castle, Nantz Mill, Snowdon, Dolbadern Castle, Llangollen, and many more. Illustrated by Robert Batty. Batty was an army officer, who was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo, and later in his life published an illustrated account of his experiences in the battle. He travelled a lot, to France, Germany, and Belgium, drawing as he went, published numerous collections of scenic books. His work was also exhibited at the Royal Academy. With thirty-five plates. Collated, complete. In the original half morocco binding with pebbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints, head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, being heavier to the front joint. A little loss to the rear board to the leather to the fore edge and bottom edge. Very light marking to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot and mark, mostly to the first and last few pages. Small puncture marks to the fore edge of most pages. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 620P54
- Título
- Welsh Scenery. From Drawings
- Autor
- Captain Batty
- Ilustrador
- Captain Batty
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1823
- Tamaño
- 12" by 8.5"
- Palabras clave
- robert batty welsh wales scenery welsh country
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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.
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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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
