The History and Topography of Holland and Belgium. Translated by William Gray Fearnside. Illustrated with Splendid Engravings from Drawings by W.H. Bartlett
by Van KAMPEN, Professor N.G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: George Virtue, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, George Virtue, [1850s?]. Large octavo, [iv], 204 pages plus 61 plates, a folding map and an extra engraved title page with a vignette illustration. Original blind-stamped cloth, all edges gilt; cloth slightly marked and rubbed, with a little wear to the extremities; gilt edges slightly flecked and marked; contemporary ownership inscription (January 1862); front inner hinge cracked but firm; minimal light foxing, confined mainly to the tissue guards and the versos of some plates; tiny stain to the leading margin of a dozen consecutive plates and to the bottom corner of the last nine plates, a few contingent leaves and the map (nowhere near any printing); a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77011
- Title
- The History and Topography of Holland and Belgium. Translated by William Gray Fearnside. Illustrated with Splendid Engravings from Drawings by W.H. Bartlett
- Author
- Van KAMPEN, Professor N.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Virtue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
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Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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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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