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A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany
by DIBDIN, Thomas Frognall
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jennings and Major, 1829. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Three volumes. Octavos. 421; 428; 481, [1]pp. Illustrated. Rebound, probably in early 20th century, in half brown morocco gilt and pale marbled paper over boards. Small bookplate of Morris F. Tyler on the front pastwedown of each volume. A little rubbing at the extremities, a few very faint spots on the boards, a near fine set. Laid in is a brief Autograph Letter Signed by Dibdin to William Priestley, Bookseller. Bifolium: first page used for the note, the last page used as an address leaf, interior pages blank. Old folds from mailing, a couple of small holes and tears, postmark, remnant of a wax seal, about very good. Dibdin, writing for the noon post, asks Priestley to send him the nine volumes of Burcard Gotthelf Struve's *Biblioteca Historica... (Besterman* 2865) "in b[oar]ds - as soon as conveneient today.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 429816
- Title
- A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany
- Author
- DIBDIN, Thomas Frognall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jennings and Major
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1829
- Keywords
- BookCollecting, Bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Collecting;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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