The History of the Island of Minorca. Illustrated with a Correct Map of the Island
by ARMSTRONG (John)
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- Hardcover
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Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dublin: Printed for Peter Wilson, 1756. 12mo (170 x 105 mm), [2], xvii, [1], 248p., with half-title, upper corner of E8 torn away and just touching one letter, folding engraved map of the Island (gutter margin a little creased), cont. half calf, rebacked, marbled boards and corners rubbed, spine tolled in gilt with a red morocco title label. First published in 1752, this rare Dublin edition was published in the same year as the London second edition. "Mr. Armstrong's Omissions, which, in the London Edition, that Gentleman has supplied by an Appendix, are in this introduced in the Body of the Work, at the several Places to which they respectively belong."Advertisement leaf. Provenance: Lieutenant William Grant's signature in ink to front-free endpaper. ESTC locates copies at National University of Ireland (Galway); Royal Irish Academy; Public Library of Cincinnati; University of Chicago.
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- Forest Books (GB)
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- 36577
- Title
- The History of the Island of Minorca. Illustrated with a Correct Map of the Island
- Author
- ARMSTRONG (John)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dublin: Printed for Peter Wilson, 1756
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...