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American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. From Drawings by W.H. Bartlett ..
by WILLIS, Nathaniel Parker and William Henry BARTLETT
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Virtue & Co., City Road and Ivy Lane, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Virtue & Co., City Road and Ivy Lane, [circa 1855]/ 1840. Quarto, two volumes bound as one (as issued), [vi], 140, iv, 106 pages plus 2 engraved pictorial title pages, a full-page map of the 'North Eastern Part of the United States', and 117 full-page engravings (all but one with its original tissue-guard). The plates are 'From drawings by W.H. Bartlett. Engraved in the first style of the art, by R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, Brandard, Adlard, Richardson, &c.'. Original half dark green morocco and green cloth, the spine lettered and decorated in gilt in compartments, all edges gilt; leather a little scuffed and sunned, with a little wear to the corner tips; cloth scuffed (more so at the rear); front inner hinge cracked but very firm; three tissue-guards a little chipped and creased; occasional foxing and minimal signs of use; overall, an excellent copy. The early inkstamp of 'J.R. Hamilton | Book Importer | Sydney' is on the front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 127793
- Title
- American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. From Drawings by W.H. Bartlett ..
- Author
- WILLIS, Nathaniel Parker and William Henry BARTLETT
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Virtue & Co., City Road and Ivy Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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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,...
- Morocco
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