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A Visit to the South Seas, in the United States Ship Vincennes during the Years 1829 and 1830; Including Notices of Brazil, Peru, Manila, the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena
by Stewart, C.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
London. Fisher, Son & Jackson. 1832. Regally bound in full gilt ruled calfskin. Gilt ruled spine compartments with extremely ornate gilt-tooled fleural motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt-tooled and titled morocco labels. Elaborate gilt tooled turn-ins.Marbled edges and endsheets. 12mo. 17 x 11 cm Illustrated with an engraved Frontis to each volume and one additional full page engraving - Complete. Covers somewhat darkened and rubbed. Corners gently bumped. One signature very slightly shaken. A Very Good, extremely crisp and clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8707
- Title
- A Visit to the South Seas, in the United States Ship Vincennes during the Years 1829 and 1830; Including Notices of Brazil, Peru, Manila, the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena
- Author
- Stewart, C.S
- Format/Binding
- Regally bound in full gilt ruled calfskin. Gilt ruled spine compartments with extremely ornate gilt-tooled fleural motifs. Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son & Jackson.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1832.
- Pages
- Two Volumes, complete as issued.
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
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