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The foreign tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson : being the history of what they saw, and did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy
by Doyle, Richard
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- Hardcover
- first
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
New York : D. Appleton & Co., 1860. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original grained navy cloth, rebound with a new, matching spine. Gilt-tooled titles and vignette on the front panel. Panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled, with bumped corners. All edges gilt. Bright and clean internally, with just some scattered, marginal dust-toning. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight and strong. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 80 pages; 1st American edition. Subjects: English wit and humor, Pictorial. Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain. Europe -- Description and travel. 80 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 30 cm. Interleaved with blank leaves of a lighter-weight paper throughout. Illustrated title page and added title page.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221378
- Title
- The foreign tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson : being the history of what they saw, and did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy
- Author
- Doyle, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York : D. Appleton & Co.
- Date Published
- 1860
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