Picturesque Views, on the River Medway, from The Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex
by Ireland, Samuel
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- Hardcover
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Great Leighs, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by T. & J. Egerton, London, 1793, 1st edition. Later half leather binding with marbled boards. Five raised bands to spine. Gilt lettering on green patch to compartment two. Gilt decoration to other compartments. Aeg. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, xii, 206pp, 1pp (prospectus). Pagination includes additional illustrated title page, folding map and 28pp sepia tinted plates. Also a few illustrations within the text. Small stain to top corner of illustrated title page. Some light foxing / offsetting to a few text pages. The plates are all nice and bright. Previous owners name, date and code to top corner of front free endpaper. VG, attractive looking book.
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- Picturesque Views, on the River Medway, from The Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex
- Author
- Ireland, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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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...
- 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....
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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