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Sketches of Greenock and its Harbours in 1886
by Methven, Cathcart W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Greenock: James McKelvie & Sons,, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Hardback, 4to. original full morocco with titles and decoration in gilt on front. Boards with bevelled edges. Rubbing and wear to edges and corners, gilt a little faded. All edges gilt. Lovely gilt decoration to the edges of the pastedowns, brown endpapers. Ornamented title page in red and black. A collection of 43 lithographic plates of sketches of the town and harbour. The plates are well executed, nice & clean. Ex reference library with few markings, pictorial book plate on rear pastedown, blind stamp on title page, plates I, XVII, XLIII and guard for plate XVIII. ***Heavy and may require extra overseas postage***
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2194
- Title
- Sketches of Greenock and its Harbours in 1886
- Author
- Methven, Cathcart W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- James McKelvie & Sons,
- Place of Publication
- Greenock
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- Scotland, Greenock, nineteenth century, harbour, scottish history, scottish town
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Scottish Interest; Historical & Antiquity;
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- 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...
- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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.,...
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