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Picturesque Palestine, Sinai And Egypt, 4 Volumes (With 41 Additional Loose Plates)
by Wilson, Sir Charles; Canon Tristam; Capt. Conder; M E Rogers; Selah Merrill; Henry H Jessup; Sir Charles Warren, Prof. Palmer C. Pickering Clarke; Stanley Lane-Poole
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London [circa 1880]: J. S. Virtue and Co, 1880. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. 13" Tall. Engravings on Steel and Wood. Vol 1: X;Vi; 240; Vol 2: Vi, 240; Vol 3 Vi, 240; Vol 4 Vi, 236. Half Morocco [Spine And Tips) Over Purple Pebbled Cloth; Spines With 5 Bands, Six Compartments, Gilt Title And Volume Number, Ornate Gilt Decorations In Other Four Compartments; Original Yellow Endpapers; All Edges Of Page Block Gilt. Undated But Circa 1880. Front Hinge To Vol Ii Cracked, Binding Solid. Original Leather Recently Professionally Conditioned And Refreshed, Professional Repairs To A Few Splits At Top/Bottom Of Spine Edges; Gilt Bright; No Names, No Marks, No Bookplates. Also With An Additional 41 Loose Plates (From Another Copy Of This Set, Or Perhaps Never Bound). Shipping Weight About 30 Pounds, Insurance Required, Shipping Requires Additional Charges Depending On Destination.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023430
- Title
- Picturesque Palestine, Sinai And Egypt, 4 Volumes (With 41 Additional Loose Plates)
- Author
- Wilson, Sir Charles; Canon Tristam; Capt. Conder; M E Rogers; Selah Merrill; Henry H Jessup; Sir Charles Warren, Prof. Palmer C. Pickering Clarke; Stanley Lane-Poole
- Illustrator
- Engravings on Steel and Wood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. S. Virtue and Co
- Place of Publication
- London [circa 1880]
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- 13" Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books; "Southwest Asian and Egyptian ("Near Eastern") History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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