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The Queen of the Adriatic or Venice, Mediaeval and Modern
by Clement, Clara Erskine
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin
Item Price:
£61.69
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About This Item
Boston: Estes and Lauriat Publishers [1893], 1893. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [6], 1-380, [2] pp. Red cloth with gold lettering and decorations on the front board and spine; top edge gilt. With a frontispiece and 19 additional plates, all black and white. Clement presents her record of travel in Venice: the festivals, the history and museums, and the stunning architecture. A copy that presents beautifully. Front hinge tender, three leaves show a small closed tear to their fore-edges.
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Details
- book dealer
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 000010767
- Title
- The Queen of the Adriatic or Venice, Mediaeval and Modern
- Author
- Clement, Clara Erskine
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Estes and Lauriat Publishers [1893]
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1893
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- First Edition
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- leaves
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- Cloth
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- top edge gilt
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- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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