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Northern Germany, As Far As the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers; Handbook for Travellers.
by Baedeker, Karl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Leipsic and London Karl Baedeker and Dulac and Co, 1900, hardcover. Thirteenth revised edition in English. With 24 maps and 65 plans [many are fold-out]. -- Custom bookplate of Thomas W. Lawson (1857-1925) who was an author, a millionaire entrepreneur, famous for the eponymous huge schooner. -- Limp hardcover, a uniform personal fine binding, black leather with raised spine bands, ruled edges, gilt dentelle border around striking marbled endsheets, AEG all-edges gilt. Condition: near fine (touch of rubbing at tips and corners).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bucks County Bookshop IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40501
- Title
- Northern Germany, As Far As the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers; Handbook for Travellers.
- Author
- Baedeker, Karl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Karl Baedeker and Dulac and Co
- Place of Publication
- Leipsic and London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Places;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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....
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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