Great Britain Illustrated: A Series of Original Views from Drawings By William Westall, A.R.A.; Engraved By and Under the Direction of Edward Finden.
by Moule, Thomas (With Descriptions by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: Charles, Tilt, 1830 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. vi, 118 pp. + tissue-protected plates on facing pages. Ibotson and Palmer, Printers: 1830. "The descriptions accompying the Views have been compiled with care, and are introduced to convey some idea of the character of the scenery, as well as of the history and antiquities, so far as the limits would allow." from the Preface. Moderate external wear and age-toning to text block edges with some foxing and and age-toning, mostly to marginsr, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black quarter-leather with heavy card boards, and raised ribs and gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004827
- Title
- Great Britain Illustrated: A Series of Original Views from Drawings By William Westall, A.R.A.; Engraved By and Under the Direction of Edward Finden.
- Author
- Moule, Thomas (With Descriptions by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Charles, Tilt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- BRITISH HISTORY GREAT BRITAIN VIEWS ORIGINAL DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- BRITISH HISTORY;
- Size
- 4to
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Edges
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- Text Block
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....