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Victoria Illustrated
by [GILL, Samuel Thomas]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
[Melbourne: Sands and McDougall, 1890. Hardcover. Fine. [Melbourne, Sands and McDougall, circa 1890 facsimile edition]/ 1857. Oblong folio, comprising the pictorial title page and 45 unnumbered plates (all printed rectos only), being photolithographic facsimile reproductions (here against a tinted background) of the original steel engravings. Tan cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover, decorated in black on the front cover and spine, and in blind on the rear cover, all edges gilt (with the 'Sands & McDougall Ltd. Bookbinders, Melbourne' label on the front pastedown); cloth lightly marked and rubbed; tiny corner of paper mounted on the inner margin of the title page (see below); inner hinges cracked but firm; trifling signs of use and age; essentially a fine copy, with a small contemporary name-plate on the front pastedown. Ferguson 15440c (a lengthy entry, not least establishing the approximate date); Wantrup 260c and page 334 ('In 1975 Gaston Renard recorded a previously unnoticed printed slip from the publisher tipped in at the front of a copy. This slip announced that "... the edition will be limited to 750"').
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124279
- Title
- Victoria Illustrated
- Author
- [GILL, Samuel Thomas]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sands and McDougall
- Place of Publication
- [Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1890
Terms of Sale
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.
Glossary
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- 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,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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