The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland.
by Bartlett W H / Coyne J Stirling
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Slip Case Fine
- Seller
-
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Virtue, 1842. A fabulous set in original very fine highly decorated leather bindings the two volume set is superbly decorated , the spine with raised bands diced blind decoration to the compartments two marroon labels with gilt titles and vol numbers, front and rear boards with double gilt & blind rulings and patterned rulings a large blind stamped middle decoration and diced decoration , please ask for photographs marbled end papers & all edges. Old fine family book plate on fpd gift inscription on fep. Half tiltle with very foxed engraving, all plates have some greying or foxing to the margins not effecting the plates, Volume 1 has a b&w map of Ireland profusely illustrated all complete in both volumes, Slip case is relatively new but very well done with marbled boards. Books are very heavy & will cost more to ship please email for costings and photos, An extremily handsome set!. First Edition. Full Brown Calf.. Fine/Slip Case Fine. Illus. by William Bartlett. Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books
(IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004125
- Title
- The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland.
- Author
- Bartlett W H / Coyne J Stirling
- Illustrator
- William Bartlett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slip Case Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Virtue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- Irish, Ireland Irish History, Prints of Ireland, Engravings of Ireland, Ancient Ireland,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Topography; Ireland Ancient & Modern; First Editions; Irish; Irish History; Illustrated Books; Fine Antiquarian Bindings & Finely Rebound;
- Size
- Folio
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- New
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