The United States Illustrated; in Views of City and Country: with descriptive and historical articles
by Charles A. Dana
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Half red morocco; marbled boards. Gilt particulars to spine. Wear all around. Occasional thumbing and soiling. Two volumes in one. This was apparently bound from available fascicules. Vol 1: 23 (of 36) plates )(lacks those from pages 8, 18, 19, 47, 51, 55, 59, 62, 67, 69, 74, 77, 79). Plate from page 13 misplaced along with the Niagara River plate on page 99. Lacks text pages 38- 83. Vol 2: 20 (of 33) plates (lacks those from pages 7, 13, 16, 31, 34, 37, 47, 59, 67, 70, 76, 79, 82). Includes 2 extra plates of California. Lacks text pages 31-86.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4562
- Title
- The United States Illustrated; in Views of City and Country
- Author
- Charles A. Dana
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herrmann J. Meyer
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1855
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- cities, engravings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
- Size
- 9.4 x 11.8 in
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Marbled boards
- ...