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TRAVELS THROUGH GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, AND SICILY
by STOLBERG, Frederic Leopold (Count). HOLCROFT, Thomas (translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Text very clean and fresh. Light edgewear to binding, joints partly split but covers tight. Very Good
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1796-1797. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Text very clean and fresh. Light edgewear to binding, joints partly split but covers tight. Very Good. Two quarto (8-1/4" x 10-1/2") volumes in contemporary calf with gilt rules and gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels, one lacking from the first volume; half-title page present in the second volume only, which lacks a title page; directions to binder leaf in first volume. Illustrated with a large engraved folding map of Italy after F.D. Sotzman, 19 folding engraved plates, including 7 after Piranesi, and 7 pages of engraved music.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018994
- Title
- TRAVELS THROUGH GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, AND SICILY
- Author
- STOLBERG, Frederic Leopold (Count). HOLCROFT, Thomas (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Text very clean and fresh. Light edgewear to binding, joints partly split but covers tight. Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Publisher
- G. G. and J. Robinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1796-1797
- Keywords
- 18th Century, Travel, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Italy; Germany;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Gilt
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- G
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