LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF VIEWS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY THOMAS H SHEPHERD, WITH HISTORICAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICES Series the first, comprising the earlier edifices, antiquities, &c
by SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer (1793-1864)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wellington, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Jones & Co, 1829. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to (28 cm). 160, (iii)pp. Engraved title and eighty leaves of plates with tissue-guards including St. Paul's, Westminster, Temple Bar, Guild Halls, Christ Church Spitalfields and fine old pubs. Finely bound in contemporary three quarter calf over green marbled boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Light blue front end papers have remains of a bookplate and a owner signature "C Tringham?" Title page foxed and a water stain lower left.
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- Bookseller
- The Last Word
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- Title
- LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF VIEWS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY THOMAS H SHEPHERD, WITH HISTORICAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICES Series the first, comprising the earlier edifices, antiquities, &c
- Author
- SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer (1793-1864)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jones & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1829
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Spine
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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...
- Marbled boards
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- Fine
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- Leaves
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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