The Pilgrim Fathers; or, The Founders of New England in the Reign of James the First
by Bartlett, W.H., Illustrated by W.H. Bartlett
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Londion: Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. , 1853. Full-Leather. First edition in full pebbled deep maroon leather, raised spine elaborately gilt, boldly gilt outer borders, inner dentelles, Illustrated by bartlet t with 28 steel plate engravings [all tissue guards extant] and 31 woodcuts. Incidental marks to rear board and old neat signature. A fine copy in a handsome binding.. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000475
- Title
- The Pilgrim Fathers; or, The Founders of New England in the Reign of James the First
- Author
- Bartlett, W.H., Illustrated by W.H. Bartlett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Londion
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- PLATE BOOK, BARTLETT, FINE BINDING W.H. BARTLETT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Binding; Alibris3;
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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...
- Pebbled
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 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....