Il Mobile Veneziano Del Settecento Volume secondo by Levy, Saul - 1996

Brown leather spine with red and green title plates, gilt banding, decoration and lettering on the spine. Brown marbled boards.
In volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Boards scuffed

Original brown leather boards embossed with design all over. Gilt flowers in the centre front board and on the spine. Gilt lettering on a black title plate on the replaced spine. All edges gilt.

Red Leather spine with gilt decoration (hunting emblems) and title on the spine. Red marbled boards. Part of a set.

Red Leather spine with gilt decoration (hunting emblems) and title on the spine. Red marbled boards. Part of a set. Robert Smith Surtees (17 May 1805 – 16 March 1864) was an English editor, novelist, and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer. Surtees attended a school at Ovingham and then Durham School, before being articled in 1822 to Robert Purvis, a solicitor in Market Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. Surtees left for London in 1825, intending to practise law in the capital, but had difficulty making his way and began contributing to the Sporting Magazine. He launched out on his own with the New Sporting Magazine in 1831, contributing the comic papers which appeared as Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities in 1838. Jorrocks, the sporting cockney grocer, with his vulgarity and good-natured… Read More

Red leather spine with black title plates , gilt banding and lettering. Red cloth boards. All edges gilt. First english edition. Two volumes in one. Original Chinese novel translated into french then into English.

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Please note that the listing is for a Slipcase only. Contact Me for Custom Slipcases made to order. Each slipcase is individually hand made from the highest quality materials using time honored traditional techniques, and it is important to note that there are no acidic glues, resins, or epoxy mixes in their construction. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free. Please note that this case has been designed to fit the 1st Edition / 1st Printing of the title and other copies are not guaranteed to fit. Specifications - 1st Edition 1st Printing Custom Slipcase - 1/4 Inch Moisture Resistant Customwood 300 gsm Textured Cardstock - Cloth lining - Titebond non-toxin original wood glue.. Slipcase Only. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slipcase.

Red leather spine with gilt squared banding and gilt title. Red cloth boards.

Brown leather spine (faded from green) with banding and gilt title. Green cloth board.

Tan and green coloured leather binding with black title plate, gilt banding decoration and lettering on the spine. Gilt decorative border on both boards. Stunning binding.