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London: George Virtue, 1836. First Edition. hardcover. Most plates free from foxing, a few with moderate to heavy foxing. Some rubbing to the leather but bindings solid and rather attractive. Very Good. Two quarto (8-1/4" x 11") volumes bound in plum embossed cloth with polished green calf leather spines and corners, matching morocco spine labels. Illustrated with engraved title pages in each volume, 106 steel-engraved plates after Bartlett, and a folding lithograph map of Switzerland.
SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT by BEATTIE, William - 1836
by BEATTIE, William
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SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT
by BEATTIE, William
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- Hardcover
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London: George Virtue, 1836. First Edition. hardcover. Plates and text appear to have been washed resulting in bright, clean pages. Beautifully colored and bound in absolutely Fine condition. Two quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4") volumes bound in one in publisher's elaborately gilt-decorated (a central figure of a knight supporting an eagle on his arm) burgundy morocco leather, nicely rebacked with a handsome gilt-decorated and lettered morocco leather spine, all edges gilt. Illustrated with 2 engraved title pages and 106 steel-engraved plates after Bartlett, all delicately hand-colored, as well as a folding lithograph map of Switzerland.
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Bookseller
Charles Agvent
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- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Plates and text appear to have been washed resulting in bright, clean pages. Beautifully colored and bound in absolutely Fine co
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher George Virtue
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1836
- Keywords Hand-Colored Plates; Mountains; Alps; Switzerland; W. H. Bartlett
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SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT
by BEATTIE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Most plates free from foxing, a few with moderate to heavy foxing. Some rubbing to the leather but bindings solid and rather att
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
- Item Price
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$875.00
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