The Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, In a Tour Through the World...Illustrated and Embellished with Copper Plates [Volume XII only]
by Payne, J. [Publisher]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Payne, 1764. Here is an 18th-Century travel book describing the wonders of China, Japan, Africa and Egypt. First Edition, Volume Twelve only of an original fourteen in the set. Scarce. Very Good condition. Full leather binding with five raised bands on the spine; stamped decorations and "12" in gilt. Clean text; 215 pages. There are ten engraved illustrations, including a fold-out illustration of the pyramids. Rubbed at the margins, but not badly. Some toning to the text, with some scattered spotting, but generally nice, clear, and bright. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005544
- Title
- The Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, In a Tour Through the World...Illustrated and Embellished with Copper Plates [Volume XII only]
- Author
- Payne, J. [Publisher]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Payne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1764
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...