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The Danube: Its History, Scenery, and Topography, Splendidly Illustrated, from Sketches Taken on the Spot by Abresch, and Drawn by W.H. Bartlett.
by William Beattie, ed.; W. H. Bartlett, illus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Occasional light browning, otherwise a very good example, text and plates are clean.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London and New York: Virtue & Co., c. 1844. Occasional light browning, otherwise a very good example, text and plates are clean. . Edition: First edition, Binding: Publisher’s gilt embossed cloth with original elaborate gilt designs on rebacked spine, edges gilt. , Notes: W.H. Bartlett was one of the most prolific and popular European traveler-artists of the 19th century. The engravings show views of the Danube, starting from Ulm and going on to Passau, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, and finally ending at Sulina at the mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 80 plates, including the engraved title, the map, and 78 steel-engraved plates, as well as a title page with the printer\'s device and a profusion of woodcuts, all detailing the scenery around the Danube River. , Pages: P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, preface iii-iv, plate listing v-vi, contents vii-viii, 1-236., Category: Book Europe General; Book Voyages General;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B3017
- Title
- The Danube: Its History, Scenery, and Topography, Splendidly Illustrated, from Sketches Taken on the Spot by Abresch, and Drawn by W.H. Bartlett.
- Author
- William Beattie, ed.; W. H. Bartlett, illus
- Book Condition
- Used - Occasional light browning, otherwise a very good example, text and plates are clean.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Virtue & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- c. 1844
- Keywords
- Book Europe General; Book Voyages General;
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Device
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- Rebacked
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