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CALEDONIA ILLUSTRATED in a series of views taken expressly for the work, by W. H. Bartlett, T. Allom, and Others. The descriptive text by William Beattie, M.D.
by William Beattie (1793-1875)
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London and New York: George Virtue (1794-1868), 1840 [approx but ND]. Hardcover. Good. Titlepage vignettes + 96 engravings (inc map of Scotland) by William Bartlett (1809-1854), Thomas Allom (1804-1872) and others.. Two Volumes complete, quarto 275x215mm 3/4 leather with marbled boards, spines on 4 raised bands with gilt decoration & labels, all edges gilt (marbled paper scuffed, corners bumped, Vol 1 front board re-attached with matching leather repairs to spine), signatures on FEPs (F. Carruthers, Lancaster & D. Collier). Added illustrated title pages ("SCOTLAND, by William Beattie, M.D."), Vol 1 viii +[2] +200 +[2]pp, Vol 2 [6] +172pp. Light edge-browning to most plates with darker water-staining to edges of some (notably towards end Vol 2), but no damage to printed area of plates or to text. Overall condition of both vols Good. *Beautiful engravings of Scottish scenery throughout by well-known artists.
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- V75057
- Title
- CALEDONIA ILLUSTRATED in a series of views taken expressly for the work, by W. H. Bartlett, T. Allom, and Others. The descriptive text by William Beattie, M.D.
- Author
- William Beattie (1793-1875)
- Illustrator
- Titlepage vignettes + 96 engravings (inc map of Scotland) by William Bartlett (1809-1854), Thomas Allom (1804-1872) and others.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Publisher
- George Virtue (1794-1868)
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1840 [approx but ND]
- Keywords
- Scotland history geography illustrated travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Blockley, Gloucestershire
About Abbey Antiquarian Books
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