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Gleanings Through Wales, Holland and Westphalia. Fifth Edition. To which is added, “Humanity: A Poem.” Sixth Edition. In Three Volumes.
by PRATT, Mr.:
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Longman and Rees, 1800 5th. Three volumes. Hardback, 8 x 5 inches. In polished full tree calf leather fine binding, twin black leather spine labels lettered and numbered in gilt, with gilt banding to spines. Speckled page edges, plain endpapers. In very good conditions. Corners slightly bumped with some minor rubbing to corners and edges, some minor rubbing to boards. Small rubbed patch and tiny hole to leather at bottom of spine on vol.1., small chip to bottom edge of rear board on vol.3. Light scratch to front of vol.2. Some slight darkening to endpapers. Neat inscription to tops of title pages “Thos. S. Parke. A.B. 1839.” Inside pages are all very clean, bright and tight. Else very clean and tight copies. 373, 475 & 411pp. + publishers cat pages at rears. Illustrated with a B&W engraved frontis portrait of the author.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82139
- Title
- Gleanings Through Wales, Holland and Westphalia. Fifth Edition. To which is added, “Humanity: A Poem.” Sixth Edition. In Three Volumes.
- Author
- PRATT, Mr.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Longman and Rees, 1800 5th
- Keywords
- FOREIGN TRAVEL::Europe PRATT, Mr.: Gleanings Through Wales, Holland and Westphalia, Fifth Edition, added, Humanity: A Poem, Sixth Edition, Three Volumes, Longman and Rees, 1800, tree calf, leather, fine binding, Illustrated, engraved frontis portrait,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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