Barber's Picturesque Illustrations, of the Isle of Wight, Comprising Views of every object of interest of the Island, Engraved from Original Drawings. Accompanied by Historical and Topographical Descriptions
by BARBER, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
London: Simpkin & Marshall, nd. ca. 1834. Hardcover. Good. 110 p. 24 cm. Title page vignette, fold-out map, 40 engraved plates. Half leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Chipped spine head, worn corners. Ink stamp on title page. Some foxing. Fold-out map is partly browned as is page opposite. Some tissue guards absent.
Plates feature Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, Ventnor, Freshwater Bay, Yarmouth. Index.
Plates feature Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, Ventnor, Freshwater Bay, Yarmouth. Index.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Barber's Picturesque Illustrations, of the Isle of Wight, Comprising Views of every object of interest of the Island, Engraved from Original Drawings. Accompanied by Historical and Topographical Descriptions
- Author
- BARBER, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simpkin & Marshall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- nd. ca. 1834
- Keywords
- Britain, Isle of Wight
- Bookseller catalogs
- Britain;
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