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Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight, Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, Engraved from Original Drawings. Accompanied by Historical and Topographical Descriptions
by Barber, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
£68.01£47.61
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About This Item
London: H G Bohn, 1850. Green cloth with bright gilt decoration to front and spine, blind embossed decorative borders front and rear, dated from name and date inside front, spine toned and a little chipped at head and heel, bright gilt to all edges, 110 pages with 43 nice engraved illus, and two hand coloured fold out maps, very bright and crisp copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15224
- Title
- Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight, Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, Engraved from Original Drawings. Accompanied by Historical and Topographical Descriptions
- Author
- Barber, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- H G Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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