First Impressions of England and its People.
by Miller, Hugh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Johnstone, 1847. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. xx, 407, [1]. Later half deep brown morocco by Ramage, marbled boards, spine divided by raised bands, lettered in gilt, other compartments decorated with central tools and corner sprays gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Boards a touch rubbed. A bright copy of Scottish geologist and theologian Hugh Miller’s (1802-1856) third book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5344
- Title
- First Impressions of England and its People.
- Author
- Miller, Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Johnstone
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- Travel & Topography English Scottish
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- 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...