TRAVELS THROUGH SICILY AND THE LIPARI ISLANDS, IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1824. BY A NAVAL OFFICER
by [BOID (Capt. Edward)]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight worming in the gutter of some leaves and the outer margin of one plate, not affecting the text. Foxing, mostly moderate,
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Flint, 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight worming in the gutter of some leaves and the outer margin of one plate, not affecting the text. Foxing, mostly moderate, heaviest to title page and a few plates. Binding solid with some rubbing to the hinges and spine tips. Very Good. Octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/4") bound in later calf and marbled boards with new endpapers and a gilt-lettered and decorated spine; xvi, 367 pages. Illustrated with a lithographed frontispiece, bound after the title page here, and 11 plates, including 4 hand-colored costume plates, by Louis Haghe. A scarce title that rarely comes up for sale.
Abbey, Travel, 265: "This was probably Louis Haghe's first work in England, done at the age of twenty-one."
Abbey, Travel, 265: "This was probably Louis Haghe's first work in England, done at the age of twenty-one."
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018487
- Title
- TRAVELS THROUGH SICILY AND THE LIPARI ISLANDS, IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1824. BY A NAVAL OFFICER
- Author
- [BOID (Capt. Edward)]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight worming in the gutter of some leaves and the outer margin of one plate, not affecting the text. Foxing, mostly moderate,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. Flint
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books, Italy, Sicily, Hand-colored Plates
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Italy;
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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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- Plate
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- Rubbing
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