Old Decorative Maps and Charts.
by HUMPHREYS, Arthur L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Bookplate; some light dampstaining to the cloth along the fore-edge; but otherwise very nice.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London:: Halton & Truscott Smith,, 1926.. No. 5 of 100 copies.. publisher's half vellum and cloth sides, t.e.g.. Bookplate; some light dampstaining to the cloth along the fore-edge; but otherwise very nice.. Folio,. With illustations (many in color) from engravings in the Macpherson collection, and a catalogue of the atlases, etc., in the collection, by Henry Stevens.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25437
- Title
- Old Decorative Maps and Charts.
- Author
- HUMPHREYS, Arthur L
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's half vellum and cloth sides, t.e.g.
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate; some light dampstaining to the cloth along the fore-edge; but otherwise very nice.
- Edition
- No. 5 of 100 copies.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Halton & Truscott Smith,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1926.
- Pages
- viii, 51, xliii pp.
- Size
- Folio,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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