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London: J.S. Virtue and Company, Ltd, 1888. Heavily illustrated with over 150 black and white engravings. Translated from the German by Bartley. 388 pages. Very good condition (edgewear, especially at spine; front and back hinges show some cracking of interior pastedowns, but book is still firm; clean interior). No dust jacket. A flattering picture of the Rhine and its peoples at some indeterminate past, certainly at least 1890s to judge by the dress. . Hard Cover. Illus. by Black and white illustrations.

Virtue, NULL. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Possible pre 1900. Back board detatched. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2500grams, ISBN:

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1898. Revised. Gilt-Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good, frontispiece and title page loose. Octavo, pp. 303, richly illustrated w/ 22 b/w photographs, volume 2 pp. 318, 28 b/w photographs, index, map folded in, inside back cover. A lovely two volume set, in deco art bindings.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1898. Hardcover. Very good. Vol. I only. 8.25 x 5.75 inches, bound in bright red half leather and marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine compartments; binding unsigned. Very good, lightest wear to tips and corners, contents very good or better, 1905 ownership inscription on first blank. 303 pp, illustrated with gravure photoplates.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1899. Vol.1 Only. Red cloth w/gilt deco & lettering on spine & cover. 303 pgs w/22 tipped in plates, gilt tpe w/ribbon marker. Clean Tight Copy >no names or marks or dings, frontis illustration is loose. Includes from Chapter 1- The Source of the Rhine by Karl Stieler to Chapter XXII- The Rheingau by Hans Wachenhusen. New Edition, revised and corrected. Red dust wrapper has spine fade, internal repairs. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.

Henry T. Coates & Co.. 1899. Hardcover. Very fine in cloth dustwrappers. (D/w's somewhat stained) ; New edition, revised and corrected. .

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1878. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 13.5"x10.5"x2.5. Black and White Illustrations. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With 425 wood cut illustrations, this volume follows the Rhine River history, route and the countries and regions at its banks. Some of the 32 chapters include: The Youth of the Rhine; the Vosges Country; Strasburg; Wiesbaden; Excursion Into the Nahe Valley; From Coblentz to Rheineck; Holy Cologne; Dusseldorf to the Dutch Frontier; Holland. List of Full-Page Plates and List of Illustrations Within the Text. [xi] 373 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Hardbound green publishers cloth with gilt embossed graphic designs and title on cover and spine. Rear cover blind embossed with design. Green endpapers, previous owner's name and date on front free flyleaf. Gilt page edges. Wear to corners, spine edges and head and tail of spine. Half title page partially detached. Front hinge starting. Due to weight (9… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Company, 1899. Original green cloth covers w/ title in gilt and gilt flowers on binding. Covers lightly rubbed. Corners and spine ends bumped. Fold-out map in rear of Vol. 2. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, William Glaisher, 1903. . 4to. xii+388pp. 170 woodcuts. Original decorated cloth, all edges gilt, a very good bright copy.. New and revised edition.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co. VG. (1898). New edition. Beautiful set, dark green binding with gilt flower decorations and lettering, photos with tissue guards. Ribbon bookmark. . Top edge gilt. .

Henry T. Coates & Co, 1898. hardback. very good condition in cloth dust jackets with a bit of wear.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1899. Hardcover. New Edition, Revised and Corrected. Jacket on both volumes remain complete with light rubbing and light creasing at corners. Light rubbing to pictorial blue cloth cover shelf edge and light curling at spine ends. Former owner's name plate pasted into volume 1. Folding map at the rear of volume 2 has chipping and creasing at the edges. Both volumes remain unmarked in tight bindings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1878. Hardback, gilt titles and decoration to spine and front board. xi, 373pp. Complete with 60 full-page plates, 6 of which have library stamps to margins, remains clean. Ex-Selznich International Pictures, Inc. library copy, with usual library copies. Extremities rubbed and worn, fraying to spine ends. Front board loose, inner hinge to front reparied with archival tape. Small tear to bottom of title page. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (ar18). Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

Philapelphia: The John C. Winston Co. Publisher's Cloth. near Fine/None. Two Volume, New Edition Revised and Corrected, Original Henry Coates printing is 1898, estimate this set 1900. Two Volumes: Volume 1: 303 pages, Volume 2: 318 pages including index, folding map present rear Vol. 2. Books are almost near Fine, light wear to bottom edges and at head and heel of spine, very clean red cloth with bright gilt flowers and title block to front boards and spine, tight and square with No previous owner bookplate or writing, text and plates are complete and Fine, amply illustrated with photogravures with captioned tissue guards. Tope edge bright gilt. A lovely 2 volume set at a Bargain Price.

William Glaisher. London. 1903. New and revised edition.. pp. xi, (i), 388. 170 woodcuts. Publisher's cloth, decorated in gilt and black, all edges gilt, a nice copy.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1898. New Edition, Revised and Corrected. Publisher's Cloth. near Fine/Very Good Plus. 2 vols, 1898 on copyright, New Revised Edition, Corrected. Vol 1: 303 pages with map laid in, Vol 2: 318 pages. Heavily illustrated with reproduced gravures with captioned tissue guards. Books are near Fine, hairline crack or two on interior gutters else Fine. No previous owner bookplate or writing. Beautiful red cloth binding with bright gilt floral decoration, tiny bit or corner wear. Books come with scarce cloth jackets that are Very Good Plus. Ultra clean 2 vol set at a Bargain Price.

Bickers and Son, London, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. various. 373 pages (complete). A grand, much owned copy. A richly illustrated, vividly told, gargantuan evocation of German life, culture, mythology, history, geography. Folio size. Thick green cloth covered boards. Stamped and printed decoration, illustration and titling. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked all about. They are resolutely imperious. The spine has been repaired with a leather strip. Within, the contents have storage wear fore and aft. The page trims have handling and age wear. The grandiosity of the book is not impeded by age or time. The pages are exuberant, clean and clear, very confident, amenable and agreeable, fervently romantic. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need be posted outside of South Africa, extra postage charges will be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Henry T. Coates, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. Frontis., 48 pl., fold. map. 21 cm. Publishers bluecloth. Ornate gilt spine and cover. Includes rare blue cloth dust jacket issued. Good binding and cover. Top edge gilt. Near fine. Wear to edges of DJ. Owners name of Elizabette Hewitt, Hannah More Academy, Reisterstowne, Maryland to feps. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.

London, Bickers & Son, 1878. Large hardback, approx 14 x 10 inches. Dark green morocco leather binding by “Bickers & Son.” Wide decorative gilt paneled boards, “London Dental School” vignette to front. Raised banding, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Gilt page edges and marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Some wear to cover; some heavy rubbing to extremities and edges, corners bumped with small chips, small chip to top end of spine. Some rubbing and light patches to middle of boards, some scratches to rear board. Prize label to front “Dental Surgery & Pathology Award to W.R. Ackland, 1884.” Gilt binders stamp to bottom edge of front endpaper. Scruffy edges to blank flyleaf and halftitle page, edges creased with some tears. Some small foxing spots to top edge of title page and contents. A couple of minor handling & thumb marks to pages else pages and plates all very clean and tight throughout. Else a very clean and tight copy. 373pp.… Read More

London: Bickers and Son , 1878. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 13.5" by 10". R. Puttner; O. Achenbach; A. Baur etc. The first UK edition of this detailed, profusely illustrated work on The Rhine, one of Europe's major rivers. The first UK edition. Translated from the original German by G. C. T. Bartley.Illustrated with sixty monochrome plates and numerous monochrome vignettes by a host of artists. Collated complete. This work provides a detailed picture of the River Rhine, one of the major rivers of Europe, and the surrounding area and valleys. The work describes the history and culture of the river, with numerous illustrations depicting the lives of those who live and work along the Rhine, the environment and surrounding towns and the river itself, from its original source in the Swiss Alps to the sea. In the publisher's original decorative cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with marks to the rear board, bumping to the extremities, closed tears to the head of the… Read More