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An Itinerary Written By Fynes Moryson Gent. First in the Latin Tongue, and Then Translated By Him Into English
by Fynes Moryson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London, Printed by J. Beale, 1617. Hardcover. Good. Folio. Old paneled sheepskin. Edges worn, leather darkened, joints splitting. Chipping to extremities. Small ink notation and previous owner's label at upper corners inside front page. Front end page separated and gutter stained. Front end page and inserted leaves frayed with loss. Half and full title leaves creased, wear near title leaves' edges, paper repairs/restorations to both title leaves margins/versos. Small tears to edge of preliminary leaves. Damp stain to first pages sometimes outer margin occasionally overlapping printed marginalia early in the text. Privilege statement is printed on verso of 2nd title leaf, and decorated with a woodcut armorial symbol and 5 small woodcuts. Previous owner crossed out headline of several leaves early in text in ink. 8 partial-page woodcut maps (pp75, 109, 122, 166, 189, 220, 229, 260), woodcuts on half and full titles and above privilege statement, several decorative tailpieces, numerous woodcut initial letters.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1106280126
- Title
- An Itinerary Written By Fynes Moryson Gent. First in the Latin Tongue, and Then Translated By Him Into English
- Author
- Fynes Moryson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London, Printed by J. Beale
- Date Published
- 1617
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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About SequiturBooks
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Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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