Norway
by Beatrix Jungman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$289.40A$260.46
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About This Item
London: A & C Black, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 7.5". Nico Jungman. The first edition of this cultural study of Norway, illustrated with the bright full colour plates of artist Nico Jungman. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated early twentieth century study of Norway, the collaborative work of Anglo-Dutch painter Nico Jungman, and his wife, Beatrix Jungman. They collaborated on three such works, publishing studies of Holland and Normandy also.With discussions of reindeer, legends and literature, arts and crafts and the fjords, amongst a variety of other topics.Illustrated with seventy five coloured plates from Nico Jungman, each retaining the original captioned tissue guard. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to cloth of back strip. Boards exceptionally bright. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Patches of foxing present throughout, as is common with this work. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 802F38
- Title
- Norway
- Author
- Beatrix Jungman
- Illustrator
- Nico Jungman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A & C Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 9" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- norway scandinavia travel scandinavia
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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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