THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, IDUMEA, ARABIA, EGYPT AND NUBIA. (3 VOLUME SET)
by Roberts, David (1796-1864)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: F. G. Moon. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. This three volume set is in very good condition, bound in maroon half calf with maroon pebbled buckram boards, edges a little rubbed, text block very good clean and tight. With folio sized 121 plates, numerous half plate lithographs, 120 text illustrations, all tinted lithographs by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, with a folio sized lithograph of David Roberts in Vol I. The tomes measure 24.5" x 18" (62.5cm x 45.7cm) and weigh around 10lbs each. Two bookplates, 1) Bookplate of John Madden (1836-1902) , husband of Lady Caroline Clements an father of Caroline, Marchioness of Alesbury. 2) Arthur Beresford Cane (1864-1939, Barrister. These tomes are legendary in stature and these are the third set that I have had in hand the past few decades as a book dealer. They are offered online for up to $123,000; 24.5" x 18" .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Luis Porretta Fine Arts
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18614
- Title
- THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, IDUMEA, ARABIA, EGYPT AND NUBIA. (3 VOLUME SET)
- Author
- Roberts, David (1796-1864)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- F. G. Moon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- Middle East, Antiquarian, First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Luis Porretta Fine Arts
Biblio member since 2021
Nanaimo, British Columbia
About Luis Porretta Fine Arts
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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