India Illustrated with Pen and Pencil
by W. Urwick; Revised & enlarged by Edward P. Thwing
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Gridley, California
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About This Item
New York: Hurst & Co., 1891. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good. Good copy in original publishers bright blue ornate book cloth; title and centerpiece in silver with burgundy accents. All wood engravings present. Text block is solid, hinges have been repaired with archival quality white cloth tape. Cover rubbed, head and tail of spine worn. Previous owner's name in pencil. One corner bumped. 197 pp. + index Quarto, 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works, IOBA, ABAA, ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEO-13
- Title
- India Illustrated with Pen and Pencil
- Author
- W. Urwick; Revised & enlarged by Edward P. Thwing
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- india, sri lanka, travel, wood engravings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geography & Travel;
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Gridley, California
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About Uncommon Works, IOBA, ABAA, ILAB
Member, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA. Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched... [More]
- tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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... [More]
- 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.... [More]
- 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.... [More]
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