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Venetian Life
by William Dean Howells
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1883. Early Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. HOWELLS, WILLIAM DEAN. Venetian Life, Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1883. 16mo (6-7inches high), reprint of the 1867 second edition, pp. 391, vellum boards with gilt lettering and vine decoration to spine, frames with vine pattern on covers, all edges tinted red, 22 albumen prints bound in, Howells' signature tipped in at the free front endpaper, attached either by a prior owner or, more likely, an auction house. In the days before there were postcards, Tauchnitz, a reprint house, created editions like this one targeting wealthy English-speaking tourists, offering photos of tourist attractions bound into classy volumes of the works of well-known authors. The present book is all that, at a pocket size convenient to the traveler. Not in BAL. Condition of this book: Bright and clean. Vellum has some small discolorations but overall remains attractive, photos sharp but show minor silvering, especially at the edges. First Illustrated Edition, or first by this illustrator and in this format. Size: 16mo (very small). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; Italy; 19th century; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55403. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55403
- Title
- Venetian Life
- Author
- William Dean Howells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Vellum)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Photography; Italy; 19th century; Travel & Places. Unbranded William Dean Howells Venetian Life
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About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- 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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