The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland (2 vol set)
by Coyne and N.P. Willis, illustrated by W.H. Bartlett, J. Stirling
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- fair
- Seller
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GLEBE, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
UK: George Virtue, c.1840. hardcover. fair. 2 volume hardcover set, in full green leather with gilt and blind-stamped decoration. Spine board is very rubbed and worn, chipped at crown and foot, but binding is tight and fully intact, on both volumes. Boards of both volumes are quite worn, particualrly edgeworn. Heavy bumping to board corners on both volumes, exposing cardboard. Prior owner's signature in ink in both volumes, multiple times in Vol 1. Short gift inscriptions in pencil, and bookplates of Henry Hamilton, illustrated with the Hamilton coat of arms, laid in on paste-down of each volume. Each volume is missing one illustration, and a tissue layer in Vol 1 has been torn out, and other illustrations have significant foxing or occasional staining. Text is foxed throughout with occasional staining, but still clear and readable. Marbled page block edges are worn and faded. Marbled endpapers in good condtiion, a little worn/browned. Ribbon bookmark missing from Vol 1. Overall, in a fair but well-loved condition. Sappho - above Modern & Contemporary Cathal 09/21 Cathal 3/23
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- Bookseller
- Sappho Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79608
- Title
- The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland (2 vol set)
- Author
- Coyne and N.P. Willis, illustrated by W.H. Bartlett, J. Stirling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Virtue
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- c.1840
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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