The Visitor, or monthly instructor for 1840.
by VISITOR
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deal, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: the Religious Tract Society:, 1840.. 1840 viii, 472 p. Printed in two columns with wood engravings in the text. Contemporary half calf with marbled boards. The spine gilt in panels. An attractive copy in very good condition. pp 9-12 and 58-61 contain a two part article on Photogenic Drawing, signed 'H.' pp 113-116 a detailed article on the Daguerreotype process, signed 'H'. Daguerre made his public announcement of the process in 1839. Not in Gernsheim.
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- Bookseller
- COBNAR BOOKS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7990
- Title
- The Visitor, or monthly instructor for 1840.
- Author
- VISITOR
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: the Religious Tract Society:
- Date Published
- 1840.
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COBNAR BOOKS
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Deal, Kent
About COBNAR BOOKS
Trading online and at bookfairs since 1995 and a PBFA member since 1997. Visitors by appointment only. We carry a small stock, specialising in Antiquarian, Academic, Provincial Printing and other bibliographical oddities.
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- 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...
- Spine
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- 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...