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Hindostan, Its landscapes, palaces, temples, tombs; the shores of the Red Sea; and the sublime and romantic scenery of the Himalaya Mountains illustrated in a series of views drawn by Turner, Stanfield, Prout, Cattermole, Roberts, Allom, etc.: From original sketches by Commander Robt. Elliot, R.N. & Lieut. Geo. Francis White. With descriptions by Emma Roberts.
by Roberts, Emma
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fisher, Son & Co., The Caxton Press, Angel Street, St. Martin's-Le-Grand, London. [1845-47] Two volumes. Quarto. First editions. 128pp. Engraved half title, engraved frontispiece plate, 50 further engraved plates; Engraved half title, engraved frontispiece plate, 47 further engraved plates, 104pp. The 99 plates are by Turner, Stanfield, Prout, Cattermole, Roberts and Allom. Contemporary half maroon morocco, spines in six compartments with raised bands, gilt double rule emphasis and gilt lettering. Marbled boards. Top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Silk bookmarks. Some variable spotting/foxing. A very attractive set.
Provenance: Armorial book plate of Fothergill to fep of each volume.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio308
- Title
- Hindostan, Its landscapes, palaces, temples, tombs; the shores of the Red Sea; and the sublime and romantic scenery of the Himalaya Mountains illustrated in a series of views drawn by Turner, Stanfield, Prout, Cattermole, Roberts, Allom, etc.
- Author
- Roberts, Emma
- Illustrator
- Turner, J.M.W., Stanfield, Clarkson, Prout, J.S., Cattermole, Charles, Allom, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son & Co., The Caxton Press, Angel Street, St. Martin’s-Le-Grand
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1845-47]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel, Exploration, India, Plates
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Pioneering Women; The Middle East, India and Asia; Christmas gift ideas; Fine Bindings;
- Size
- 4to
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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