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Alpine Guide - Chapter VII: Bernese Alps and Chapter VIII: Alps of North Switzerland
by The Alpine Guide. Published By Longman & Co
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Longman & Co., 1860. Undated, ca 1860. Nicely bound book containing two chapters of the Alipine Guide, undated but circa 1860, publisher name Longman & Co. and Edward Weller on the maps. Two chapters (VII: Bernese Alps; VIII: Alps of North Switzerland) with consecutive page numbering from 1 to 242 pages, four folding maps including a linen-backed maps in pocket inside the rear cover, the other maps accented with blue hand coloring. Full diced calf leather with gilt spine lettering, speckled edges, marbled endpapers, no title page. Very good condition with only modest external wear, sound text block with binding stitches visible between two pages at the front, some edgewear to two leaves, pages clean, no names or other markings. All maps very good: Oberland District; The Alps of URI; Alps of Glarus; Map of the Central Alps Including Switzerland, Lombardy and the Western Tyrol.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045387
- Title
- Alpine Guide - Chapter VII: Bernese Alps and Chapter VIII: Alps of North Switzerland
- Author
- The Alpine Guide. Published By Longman & Co
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Longman & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- ALPINE CLIMBING MOUNTAINEERING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture; Recreation, Sports and Hobbies;
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- Title Page
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- Text Block
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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....
- Edges
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- Leaves
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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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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