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Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. With upwards of 350 Engravings on Wood amd 28 on Steel, Illustrative of the Scenery, Architecture and Costume of that Country, by Copley Fielding, F. Creswick, D. Cox, Jun., Harvey, Paul Huet, Meissonier, Sargent, Daubigny, Jaques, and other artists.
by WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER:
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, William S. Orr and Co., 1840. Hardback, approx 10 x 7 inches. Full dark green morocco leather binding, with decorative gilt paneled boards and gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Full gilt page edging, yellow endpapers. In very good condition. Some rubbing and fading to spine, spine rubbed at ends, small nick to top end. Minor bumps to corners. Some heavy rubbing to front spine edge. Bookplate to front endpaper “Anthony John Houssemayne Du Boulay.” Minor crack to front endpaper at bottom of front hinge. Some minor foxing to a few plates, most are tissue guarded. Small dark patch to verso of frontis plate. Pages all clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 356pp. Illustrated with over 350 B&W woodcuts in text, and 28 full-page engraved plates, including 2 maps, and engraved title page. Christopher Wordsworth, late Fellow at Trinity College, and public orator in the University of Cambridge; head Master of Harrow School; member of the Archaeological Institute at Rome; and author of " A journal of a residence in Athens and Attica, "
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- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Title
- Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. With upwards of 350 Engravings on Wood amd 28 on Steel, Illustrative of the Scenery, Architecture and Costume of that Country, by Copley Fielding, F. Creswick, D. Cox, Jun., Harvey, Paul Huet, Meissonier, Sargent, Daubigny, Jaques, and other artists.
- Author
- WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, William S. Orr and Co., 1840
- Keywords
- FOREIGN TRAVEL foreign travel Europe Greece wordsworth mediterranean Leather Binding Fine Binding
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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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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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