OBSERVATIONS Made During A Tour in 1816 AND 1817 through ... the Netherlands ... Ostend, Bruges, Ghent, Brussels ...
by Smithers, Henry f3b
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG book. 1st likely.Recent FINE polished calf binding. 8vo 269pp
- Seller
-
Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Brussels: Printed for the Author.. VG book. 1st likely.Recent FINE polished calf binding. 8vo 269pp. ND c1820.. 1st likely.. Hardcover. VG book. Recent FINE polished calf binding. Raised ribs. Gilt lettered red leather spine label, blank panels w decor devices. . 3 etchings, frontis of a country feast & 2 other plates, man & a woman. The new pastedowns & eps, of laid paper, likely were specifically chosen to complement the existing text. Original text also with laid paper. Text lightly foxed, no other flaws. .
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- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001945
- Title
- OBSERVATIONS Made During A Tour in 1816 AND 1817 through ... the Netherlands ... Ostend, Bruges, Ghent, Brussels ...
- Author
- Smithers, Henry f3b
- Illustrator
- Illus w 3 plates.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG book. 1st likely.Recent FINE polished calf binding. 8vo 269pp
- Edition
- 1st likely.
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author.
- Place of Publication
- Brussels
- Date Published
- ND c1820.
- Keywords
- VG book. Recent FINE polished calf binding. Raised ribs. Gilt lettered, red leather spine label, blank panels w decor devices., binding, calf
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
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- Calf
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- ND
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- VG
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- 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...
- Spine Label
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- Foxed
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