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Tour to the Sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839
by Mrs Hamilton Gray [Elizabeth Caroline Gray]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£450.00£405.00
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About This Item
London: J. Hatchard & Son, 1840. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The scarce first edition study of the tombs of Etruria, illustrated and with a folding colour plate. The scarce first edition of this work, with folding colour plate and numerous full plate illustrations protected by tissue guards.The work of Elizabeth Caroline Hamilton Gray, a Scottish historian and travel author. In 1840 she published this work, which served as a travelogue and an account of her archaeological research during a visit to Italy between 1837 and 1839. As a woman, Gray was attacked for conducting historical research by men who shared her profession.To the front pastedown is the armorial bookplate of Stafford H. Northcote, a British Conservative politician who served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumped extremities and spine tail. Missing portion of back strip at spine head. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to first few pages, otherwise generally bright and clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 780F41
- Title
- Tour to the Sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839
- Author
- Mrs Hamilton Gray [Elizabeth Caroline Gray]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Hatchard & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Italy Scottish Writer Tuscany Travelogue Scottish Writer Tomb
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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