Isle of Wight. Scenery of Richmond's Annals of the Poor (cover title); Views in the Isle of Wight (running title). "T. Nelson & Sons English Views."
by [Travel, Tourism, England]. RICHMOND, Rev. Legh
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London, Edinburgh, & New York: T. Nelson & Sons, no date (1860 per OCLC). Oblong 16mo (4.25" x 6.5"), Publisher's pictorial printed wraps with "Views of the Isle of Wight as described by the Rev. Legh Richmond (16 pages, sewn) & 10 lithographs in color plus a folding panorama laid in (as issued).
Wraps soiled, edge wear including a loss at the lower corner of the front wrap & another at the top of the rear wrap, previous owner's name in ink on the upper cover (C.R. Buchinger ?), text browned & foxed, plates with foxing & browning mostly evident on the versos, otherwise good or better
One of the plates is annotated in ink on the verso providing the epitaph on the tombstone at Jane's grave which the writer "Visited on August 31, 1860."
Quite uncommon, OCLC locates two copies, both at the British Library (accession number 503981186).
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- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB (US)
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- 1628
- Title
- Isle of Wight. Scenery of Richmond's Annals of the Poor (cover title); Views in the Isle of Wight (running title). "T. Nelson & Sons English Views."
- Author
- [Travel, Tourism, England]. RICHMOND, Rev. Legh
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial wraps
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Nelson & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, Edinburgh, & New York
- Date Published
- no date (1860 per OCLC
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rev. Legh Richmond, Isle of Wight, Poverty, Poor, Charity, Illustrated Guide book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women; Travel, Tourism, Exploration; Social Movements, Protest, Labor; Illustrated Books; Great Britain, United Kingdom;
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- New
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...