Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, descriptive of the Life of a Man-of-War's Man: By an Old Sailor
by [Barker, Matthew Henry]. Illustrated by George Cruikshank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: James Robins, 1826. First Edition. Half Morocco, Marbled Boards. Very Good. 4to. 28.5 by 22 cm. 200 pp. Twelve hand-colored engraved plates plus sixteen textual woodcuts. Cohn 53. Rebacked with dark navy morocco, contemporary marbled boards. Some scattered light foxing. The plates, though, are especially bright, and generally clean.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004675
- Title
- Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, descriptive of the Life of a Man-of-War's Man
- Author
- [Barker, Matthew Henry]. Illustrated by George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco, Marbled Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Robins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...