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Aaraurer Stadtbilder aus Vierhundert Jahren
by Walther Merz
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Aarau : Gelbftverlag der Stadt Aarau , c1940. Cloth. Very Good. 18" by 14.5". Walther Merz . A large portfolio containing a series of black and white photographs illustrative of Aarau in Switzerland, an uncommon work. A series of plates illustrating four-hundred years of Aarau, Swiss German-speaking town, capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. Compiled by historian Walther Merz. An uncommon volume, dated from other copies seen. Title page and captions are in the original German. With thirty-one of thirty-two plates of numerous images present, lacking plate IV 'Aarau von Norden 1612 von Hans Ulrich Fisch I. One in colour. Portfolio, housed in the original publisher's full cloth casing. Externally very smart with minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, generally soiled. Each plate unbound as called for. Pages bright and clean. With thirty one plates of photographic illustrations, one in colour. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818A19
- Title
- Aaraurer Stadtbilder aus Vierhundert Jahren
- Author
- Walther Merz
- Illustrator
- Walther Merz
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gelbftverlag der Stadt Aarau
- Place of Publication
- Aarau
- Date Published
- c1940
- Size
- 18" by 14.5"
- Keywords
- aarau switzerland portfolio switzerland
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Rooke Books
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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.
Glossary
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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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Unbound
- A book or pamphlet which does not have a covering binding, sometimes by original design, sometimes used to describe a book in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
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