Hints for six months in Europe: Being the programme of a tour through parts of France, Italy, Austria, Saxony, Prussia, the Tyrol, Switzerland, Holland, ... England and Scotland, in the summer of 1868
by John H. B Latrobe
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sykesville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Lippincott, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hardcover, 1869, Lippincott, 374 pages plus 10 pages of ads at rear. Ex-lib copy, with minimal markings - a single stamp to half title page. Solid binding. Full bound brown cloth boards, with somewhat faded gilt lettering to spine. Very worn with fraying and fabric loss at head and heel of spine. Rear joint (ie, exterior portion where the rear board meets the spine) is worn, with board showing through. Corners bumoed and worn; edges dusty. Some pencilled notes to one rear blank pages. John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe chronicles his six months of travel in Europe in 1868, with "the hope that it may of service to some one who may find himself ... in Europe for the first time without chart or compass.
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- Seller
- Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001076
- Title
- Hints for six months in Europe: Being the programme of a tour through parts of France, Italy, Austria, Saxony, Prussia, the Tyrol, Switzerland, Holland, ... England and Scotland, in the summer of 1868
- Author
- John H. B Latrobe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Date Published
- 1869
- Weight
- 2.44 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel Europe England France Spain Italy Victorian Transportation
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Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
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Sykesville, Maryland
About Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
Bayside Books of Maryland is an online-only store, and has been operating since 2001. I believe in accurately identifying both edition and condition. I am a book collector myself, and understand the importance of complete and honest descriptions.
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