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Picturesque Sketches in Spain Taken During Ye Years 1832 & 1833
by Roberts, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodgson and Greaves, 1837. Twenty-seven tissue-guarded tinted lithographs and one engraved dedication leaf, with advertisement leaf to rear, in the publishers quarter morocco and cloth binding, smooth back with title in gilt to spine and upper cover, primrose endpapers. Recently rebacked by Temple Bookbinders with original backstrip laid on. Corners bumped, rubbed to extremities. Internally some light foxing, but generally quite bright and clean. With 'Critical Notices' and the printed prospectus for the book laid in loosely. Abbey Travel 152. First Edition. Quarter Morocco and Cloth. Good+. Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001300
- Title
- Picturesque Sketches in Spain Taken During Ye Years 1832 & 1833
- Author
- Roberts, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodgson and Greaves
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- Roberts, Spain
- Size
- Folio
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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,...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
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