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Picturesque Views on the River Thames (Two Volumes): From Its Source in Glocestershire to the Nore; With Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in Its Vicinity. In Two Volumes.
by Ireland, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Whitehall, London: T. & I. Egerton, 1792. First Edition. Three Quarter Morocco. Cloth Boards. . Very Good Plus. Uncommon hand-colored copy, with three quarter morocco binding by Bayntun. 8vo. 25 by 18 cm. xvi, [2], 209, [1], viii, [2], 258, [1] pp. With 54 hand-colored plates, and also hand-colored text vignette illustrations, both at the end of sections and sometimes interspersed in text. In other words, color was applied to all illustrative and decorative elements, in essence. The two frontis plates are dated June 1791. Also half titles, maps, and errata, in both volumes. (One map per volume.) Condition: some light rubbing and other wear to the binding, which nonetheless remains attractive. Occasional soiling on leaves. Plates remain bright, generally clean. A truly beautiful copy overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006894
- Title
- Picturesque Views on the River Thames (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Ireland, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Three Quarter Morocco. Cloth Boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. & I. Egerton
- Place of Publication
- Whitehall, London
- Date Published
- 1792
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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