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An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, being the substance of observations made during a mission to that country in the year 1793. Illustrated with a map and other engravings.
by William Kirkpatrick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Attractive later binding in gilt tooled morocco with particulars to spine. Previous owner's name in gilt to foot of spine. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Lacks plate called for at page 132, however no evidence of it ever being there. Large folding map of Nepal with routes taken by Kirkpatrick. 2.5 inch tear near horizontal fold line to right of map not affecting image. Some foxing, otherwise, a very nice clean copy. ; 4to ; xix, [i], 386, [ii], [iv] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3689
- Title
- An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, being the substance of observations made during a mission to that country in the year 1793. Illustrated with a map and other engravings.
- Author
- William Kirkpatrick
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Miller
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1811
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Asia, Travel, 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
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