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English Lake Scenery
by John Walker and Company
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Walker and Company, 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. 48 p. 26 cm. 24 colour plates and colour vignette on title page, from drawings by A. F. Lydon. Green cloth hardcover with bevelled edges, oval inset, beautiful decorative gold, black, red, purple, and green impressing. All edges gilt. Front hinge has internal tape repair and rear hinge cracking at top. Some wear to spine ends and corners. Moderate foxing.
The Lake District has long been considered to have some of England's loveliest scenery as this beautiful late Victorian illustrated book attests. Includes views of Windermere, Grasmere, Rydal Water, Ullswater, Coniston Lake, Buttermere, much more.
The Lake District has long been considered to have some of England's loveliest scenery as this beautiful late Victorian illustrated book attests. Includes views of Windermere, Grasmere, Rydal Water, Ullswater, Coniston Lake, Buttermere, much more.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102882
- Title
- English Lake Scenery
- Author
- John Walker and Company
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Walker and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Great Britain, Travel, Description, Lake District, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Britain;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Attic Books
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London, Ontario
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- 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...
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