London: A Pilgrimage by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold
by Gustave Dore
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Honomu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
London: Grant & Co., 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Gustave Dore . Bookplate for: Joel Remington Fithian. In Black Ink: To my Husband, Fannie Fithian, December 25th, 1878 Viviy. None Rebound with original covers and Leather 5 banded spine. Well done with 5 raised bands and gilt on leather. This book was originally owned by: Joel Adams Fithian, Major. It was a Christmas gift from his wife Frances Fannie Barrett Connolly. Major Joel Adams Fithian was a Union Army Officer and commanded the 24th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. At some point it entered into the collection of their son Joel Remington Fithian - notable military officer and land developer and one of the most influential inhabitants in Santa Barbara, California. Beautiful gilt and black cover design. Gilt on spine as well. Back cover illustrated with similar design in black. Gilt on 3 page edges, tight binding. Foxed pages throughout. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. 1LR
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kama’aina Collection
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LM221043
- Title
- London
- Author
- Gustave Dore
- Illustrator
- Gustave Dore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grant & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
- Pages
- 191
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Kama’aina Collection
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About the Seller
Kama’aina Collection
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Honomu, Hawaii
About Kama’aina Collection
Kama'aina Collection has been helping customers clear estates for 20+ years. We are located in Hawaii on the Big Island.
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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