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America Illustrated
by J David Williams (Editor)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston : DeWolfe, Fiske and Company, 1883. First edition. Cloth. Good. 12" by 9.5". None. An illustrated depiction of the history of America. The first edition of this work. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Loosely inserted are two plates from different works depicting indigenous people of America. The colour plate conveys the Prince of Wales meeting the 'Chippewa Indians'. This work is edited by J David Williams. This work draws a focus on the history of the areas of natural beauty in America. It discusses places such as The Valley of the Yellowstone, The Hudson River, The White Mopuntains, Lake George, Niagara Falls and more. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the front board and to spine. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine and slight rubbing at the extremities. Further rubbing to the spine and joints, heaviest at the head and tail. Front hinge is tender as is rear hinge. Binding is tender. Pages are slightly age toned with the odd spots throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN20-B-21
- Title
- America Illustrated
- Author
- J David Williams (Editor)
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- DeWolfe, Fiske and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 12" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- America J David Williams Yellowstone Natural Beauty J David Williams
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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