Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1894. Two volumes, complete. Three-quarter blue calf leather over marbled paper boards, red and green morocco title lables, gilt decorative paneals, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, silk pagemarkers, (8" x 6"). 273, 275 pages; illustrated, folding map of The Netherlands at rear vol. 2. Showing general overall wear and rubbing, previous owner's signature date 1895, else internally clean and tight. Remains a handsomely bound leather set of a classic title. Size: Octavo. Leather.

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Bookseller: Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004452
Title: Holland [Volumes I & II in leather binding]
Author: De Amicis, Edmondo
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Book Condition: Used
Publisher: Porter & Coates
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1894
Keywords: LEATHER BOOKS; MAPS
Bookseller catalogs: Leather Bound Books;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...