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Neue Sammlung der merkwürdigsten Reisegeschichten, insonderheit der bewährtesten Nachrichten von den Ländern und Völkern des ganzen Erdkreises
by LOEN, Johann Michael von
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some wear to binding, small areas of worming along spine, light browning of text, one plate with short tear at one fold and some
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About This Item
Frankfurt: van Dùren, 1749. Some wear to binding, small areas of worming along spine, light browning of text, one plate with short tear at one fold and some browning along another, otherwise a clean copy, the plates in generally fine condition. Volume one (of 34) only, 4to (24.5 x 20 cm). Title printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece (caption shaved), title vignette, and 7 engraved plates, of which four are folding. Contemporary German half calf, speckled paper boards, morocco lettering pieces on spine. Monogrammed bookplabel on front pastedown. The first volume of Loen's extensive illustrated collection of travel narratives, histories, and fables.
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- Bookseller
- Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 406421
- Title
- Neue Sammlung der merkwürdigsten Reisegeschichten, insonderheit der bewährtesten Nachrichten von den Ländern und Völkern des ganzen Erdkreises
- Author
- LOEN, Johann Michael von
- Book Condition
- Used - Some wear to binding, small areas of worming along spine, light browning of text, one plate with short tear at one fold and some
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- van Dùren
- Place of Publication
- Frankfurt
- Date Published
- 1749
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- Illustrated Books;
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end 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....
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