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2000 Miles on Foot: Walks through Great Britain and France
by Fox, E[dward]. W[illiam]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Blue cloth, spotted and soiled, final contents leaf detached, must; in printed dust jacket, soiled and edgeworn, lacking large p
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Walter Scott Publishing, 1911. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth, spotted and soiled, final contents leaf detached, must; in printed dust jacket, soiled and edgeworn, lacking large piece from spine; good. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. A scarce record of pre-automobile tourism.
[With:]
Approximately 60 pen and ink sketches by Fox, pasted to album leaves. 8vo. V.p. [England, France], ca. 1903-1905. Bound in half red morocco gilt and cloth, tail of spine rubbed, boards soiled, sketches foxed, with Fox's bookplate.
Sketches from Fox's wanderings in England and France, drawn at the time described in his 2000 MILES ON FOOT. OCLC: 2 copies
[With:]
Approximately 60 pen and ink sketches by Fox, pasted to album leaves. 8vo. V.p. [England, France], ca. 1903-1905. Bound in half red morocco gilt and cloth, tail of spine rubbed, boards soiled, sketches foxed, with Fox's bookplate.
Sketches from Fox's wanderings in England and France, drawn at the time described in his 2000 MILES ON FOOT. OCLC: 2 copies
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 237982
- Title
- 2000 Miles on Foot: Walks through Great Britain and France
- Author
- Fox, E[dward]. W[illiam]
- Format/Binding
- 2 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Blue cloth, spotted and soiled, final contents leaf detached, must; in printed dust jacket, soiled and edgeworn, lacking large p
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Walter Scott Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Europe
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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