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Memoirs on the Ionian Islands, considered in a Commercial, Political, and Military Point of View; in which their advantages of position are described, as well as their relations with the Greek continent: including The Life and Characters of Ali Pacha, the Present Ruler of Greece; together with a comparative display of the Ancient and Modern Geography of the Epirus, Thessaly, Morea, Part of Macedonia, &c. &c.
by Vaudoncourt, Guillaume de; Walton, William [trans.]
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy 1816. 8vo. xv, 502 pp. Half dark green calf over marbled boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. With a fold out map of the Ionian islands after the introduction (between p.12-13). Rubbing to the spine and edges and fading to the boards. Londonderry Literary Association Library plate to the front pastedown. With a tear to the map and rear endpapers and some foxing throughout. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1816.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70790
- Title
- Memoirs on the Ionian Islands, considered in a Commercial, Political, and Military Point of View; in which their advantages of position are described, as well as their relations with the Greek continent: including The Life and Characters of Ali Pacha, the Present Ruler of Greece; together with a comparative display of the Ancient and Modern Geography of the Epirus, Thessaly, Morea, Part of Macedonia, &c. &c.
- Author
- Vaudoncourt, Guillaume de; Walton, William [trans.]
- Format/Binding
- Half Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy 1816
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1816
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- Greece,Greek Islands,Ionian Sea,Mediterranean,Aegean Sea,Ali Pacha
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; History;
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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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London, Greater London
About Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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