The Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India; Comprising Twenty-Two Engravings From Original Drawings by William Daniell, R.A. and A Descriptive Account by The Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.
by Daniell, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
First edition. Octavo. Descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter. 22 engravings from original drawings by William Daniell. 263 pages + 4 pages of advertisements. Original gilt and blindstamped dark brown morocco, spine with gilt stamped design of a palm tree and camel, covers with gilt stamped vignette of 3 men riding on an elephant, surrounded by blindstamped border of intertwined snakes, a.e.g. (rubbing to extremities). Very good. No foxing. Binder's ticked of F. Westley. Bookplate of H. Scofield and C.W. Nicolay, with Nicolay's ink signature dated 1835.
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- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8652
- Title
- The Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India; Comprising Twenty-Two Engravings From Original Drawings by William Daniell, R.A. and A Descriptive Account by The Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.
- Author
- Daniell, William
- Illustrator
- William Daniell
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bull and Churton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Pages
- 263
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...