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TRAVELS IN SPAIN. Two Volumes
by Chevalier De Bourgoanne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Dublin: By William Porter for P. Byrne and W. Jones, 1790. Full Leather. Very Good. Octavo. First Dublin Edition. TWO VOLUMES. Containing a new, accurate, and comprehensive view of the present state of that country to which are added copious extracts from the essays on Spain of M. Peyron, in two volumes translated from the French, half-titles, viii, 386pp., 431, [x]pp. index, large folding map. Bound in full contemporary tree calf, red morocco spine label gilt; light chipping to spine ends, previous owner's attractive bookplate, internally clean and bright. While many author's have traveled through and written on the subject of Spain, this author take's the reader through a more in depth look at the people, customs, food, laws and punishments, along with much on the state of Spain and the American trade. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2123
- Title
- TRAVELS IN SPAIN. Two Volumes
- Author
- Chevalier De Bourgoanne
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- By William Porter for P. Byrne and W. Jones
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1790
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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