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JOURNAL OF SENTIMENTAL TRAVELS IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF FRANCE, Shortly Before the Revolution
by ROWLANDSON, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A tall copy with fine, clean impressions of the plates; spine darkened with light wear. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. A tall copy with fine, clean impressions of the plates; spine darkened with light wear. Near Fine. Thomas Rowlandson. Quarto (5-3/4" x 9-1/2") bound in full burgundy morocco leather by W. Root and Son, neatly rebacked with the original spine; gilt rules and gilt floral decorations in each corner of both covers; gilt-lettered and decorated spine with five raised bands; gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers; top edge gilt; [ii], ii, 291, (1) pages. Illustrated with 18 hand-colored aquatint plates, all with tissue guards. ABBEY LIFE: "Early impressions of the plates are clear and sharp, and compare well with the magazine issue" (pages 185-186); ABBEY TRAVEL 89; without the two leaves of advertisements at the end which TOOLEY 415 notes are usually lacking. Engaging and satirical look at life and travel shortly before the French Revolution.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020722
- Title
- JOURNAL OF SENTIMENTAL TRAVELS IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF FRANCE, Shortly Before the Revolution
- Author
- ROWLANDSON, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Thomas Rowlandson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A tall copy with fine, clean impressions of the plates; spine darkened with light wear. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- R. Ackermann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1821
- Keywords
- Hand-Colored Plates, Fine Bindings, Illustrators, Thomas Rowlandson, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Literature: English, Travel, France
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Hand-Colored Plates;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Quarto
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