[PICTURES & PORTRAITS OF THE LIFE AND LAND OF BURNS]
by [SCOTLAND]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Scattered foxing but most plates clean. Spine worn, some splitting joints but covers tight. Overall Very Good
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Virtue, 1839. Hardcover. Scattered foxing but most plates clean. Spine worn, some splitting joints but covers tight. Overall Very Good. W. H. Bartlett. Two quarto (8-1/4" x 10-1/2") volumes bound in one full gilt-decorated morocco leather volume. Illustrated with two steel-engaved title pages, three portraits, and 84 engraved views and engravings after paintings. Many of the engravings are views by W. H. Bartlett. There is no printed title page, though there are two engraved title pages. No information could be found for this particular title which is similar to Wilson's book issued the next year.
Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001823
- Title
- [PICTURES & PORTRAITS OF THE LIFE AND LAND OF BURNS]
- Author
- [SCOTLAND]
- Illustrator
- W. H. Bartlett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Scattered foxing but most plates clean. Spine worn, some splitting joints but covers tight. Overall Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Virtue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- Scotland, Illustrated Books, Scottish Literature, W. H. Bartlett, Steel Engravings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Steel Engravings; W. H. Bartlett; Scotland;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
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).
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....