Italian scenery. From drawings made in 1817.
by BATTY Elizabeth F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deal, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; Published by Rodwell & Martin,, 1820.. 1820 [8], 197, [1] p. Engraved title page and 60 engraved plates with tissue guards. 26 cms. Contemporary calf binding, the boards panelled with multiple rolls and gilt fillets. The spine tooled in blind and gilt between wide flat bands. Marbled endpapers, edges gilt. The joints beginning to crack and slight loss of surface to the upper board. Internally clean and tight, with occasional spotting to individual plates. Label of J.M. Richardson Bookseller No 23 Cornhill on the front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- COBNAR BOOKS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7521
- Title
- Italian scenery. From drawings made in 1817.
- Author
- BATTY Elizabeth F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London; Published by Rodwell & Martin,
- Date Published
- 1820.
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COBNAR BOOKS
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Deal, Kent
About COBNAR BOOKS
Trading online and at bookfairs since 1995 and a PBFA member since 1997. Visitors by appointment only. We carry a small stock, specialising in Antiquarian, Academic, Provincial Printing and other bibliographical oddities.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- 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...