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The Pilgrims of the Rhine
by [BULWER-LYTTON, Edward]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Saunders and Otley, 1834. Large-paper copy of the first edition. Tall 8vo (10 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches). 341 pp. 27 engraved plates. Contemporary red morocco, covers with quadruple-fillet gilt border surrounding a wide gilt-floral-tooled border, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered in one, a richly gilt panel repeated in the remaining, board edges and turn-ins gilt, all edges gilt. Inner hinges cracked but binding tight, light wear at extremities and a few small stains, but overall a very atttractive copy in a contemporary binding; internally some foxing (heavier at beginning and end), intermittent soft vertical crease, a few small offsettings from pressed leaves. The illustrations include works by David Roberts, made before the publication of his landmark views of the Holy Land.
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- Bookseller
- Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 402216
- Title
- The Pilgrims of the Rhine
- Author
- [BULWER-LYTTON, Edward]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Large-paper copy of the first edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Saunders and Otley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature;
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About the Seller
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Ardsley, New York
About Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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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