A Handbook for Travellers in Spain: Part I. Andalucia, Ronda and Granada, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia; the Portions Best Suited for the Invalid - A Winter Tour
by Ford, Richard
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London, Paris, Gibraltar, and Malta: John Murray/Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier/George Rowswell/Muir, 1855. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 3rd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Custom-bound full calf, bordered and with spine panel compartments in gilt, 5 raised bands, dentilled edges, marbled text block edges and endpapers. Rubbed joints, corners, and bands, spine gilt partially rubbed away, publisher label now lacking, minor sticker ghost to lower front board. Firm binding, clean interior. Lacking front blank preceding main title, interior otherwise fully intact. Stated 3rd edition. 459 pp., (2) folding maps. A respectable copy, quite scarce early edition..
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- Bookseller
- Saucony Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059264
- Title
- A Handbook for Travellers in Spain: Part I. Andalucia, Ronda and Granada, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia; the Portions Best Suited for the Invalid - A Winter Tour
- Author
- Ford, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray/Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier/George Rowswell/Muir
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris, Gibraltar, and Malta
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Imprints & Bindings; France, Italy, Spain; Exploration/Travel, Geography, Maps/Cartography;
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Saucony Book Shop
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...