Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. Consisting of Twenty-Four Views: accompanied with descriptions of the scenery, and of the costumes, manners, &c. of the inhabitants of those cities and their environs. By E.E. Vidal, Esq.
by VIDAL, Emeric Essex
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Buenos Aires: Mitchell's English Book Store, 1944. First facsimile edition. One of 2000 numbered copies. Octavo. xxviii, 115, [1, colophon] pp. Twenty-four facsimile colored plates. The plates include: “General View of Buenos Ayres, from the Plaza de Toros;” “Landing Place;” “Market Place;” “Milk Boys;” “South Matadero (Public Butchery);” “Church of San Domingo;” “Pampa Indians;” “Estantia (Farm) on the River San Pedro;” “Balling Ostriches;” “Guachos (Rustics) of Tucuman;” “Convoy of Wine Mules;” “Paolistas, Soldiers of the East Bank of the Plata;” “A Quinta (Farm);” and “A Horse Race.” original half brown morocco over marbled boards, spine with gilt bands and lettering, marbled endpapers, morocco-edged slipcase to match. Bookseller's ticket to front pastedown (Mitchell's). Original wrappers bound in. Bit of erosion to spine head else a very handsome copy.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71830
- Title
- Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. Consisting of Twenty-Four Views: accompanied with descriptions of the scenery, and of the costumes, manners, &c. of the inhabitants of those cities and their environs. By E.E. Vidal, Esq.
- Author
- VIDAL, Emeric Essex
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Mitchell's English Book Store
- Place of Publication
- Buenos Aires
- Date Published
- 1944
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Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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....