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SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT

SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT

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SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT

by BEATTIE, William

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  • Hardcover
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Most plates free from foxing, a few with moderate to heavy foxing. Some rubbing to the leather but bindings solid and rather att
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London: George Virtue, 1836. First Edition. hardcover. Most plates free from foxing, a few with moderate to heavy foxing. Some rubbing to the leather but bindings solid and rather attractive. Very Good. Two quarto (8-1/4" x 11") volumes bound in plum embossed cloth with polished green calf leather spines and corners, matching morocco spine labels. Illustrated with engraved title pages in each volume, 106 steel-engraved plates after Bartlett, and a folding lithograph map of Switzerland.

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Charles Agvent US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
017260
Title
SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT
Author
BEATTIE, William
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Most plates free from foxing, a few with moderate to heavy foxing. Some rubbing to the leather but bindings solid and rather att
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
George Virtue
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1836
Keywords
Mountains, Alps, Switzerland
Bookseller catalogs
Travel; Steel Engravings; W. H. Bartlett;

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Spine
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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Rubbing
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Calf
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Quarto
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First Edition
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