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A PICTURESQUE TOUR THROUGH HOLLAND, BRABANT, AND PART OF FRANCE; Made in the Autumn of 1789. Volume I only of II
by IRELAND, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight foxing to some plates with offsetting to facing text pages. Joints split but covers secure holding by cords; small piece
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
[London]: [T & I Egerton], [1790]. First Octavo Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to some plates with offsetting to facing text pages. Joints split but covers secure holding by cords; small piece of leather lacking from spine. Good. Octavo (6" x 9") in contemporary calf-backed marbled boards with a heavily gilt-decorated spine; xvi, 213, [1] pages. The complete first volume, with half-title page, that covers the Netherlands. Illustrated with an engraved title page and 28 sepia aquatint plates. The missing second volume covered France.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020516
- Title
- A PICTURESQUE TOUR THROUGH HOLLAND, BRABANT, AND PART OF FRANCE; Made in the Autumn of 1789. Volume I only of II
- Author
- IRELAND, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight foxing to some plates with offsetting to facing text pages. Joints split but covers secure holding by cords; small piece
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Octavo Edition
- Publisher
- [T & I Egerton]
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- [1790]
- Keywords
- 18th Century, Illustrated Books, Travel, Netherlands, Holland
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th Century; Travel;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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