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Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle=Fields, Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry
by Howitt, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1856. Hardcover. Near fine. Two volumes. 8vo. (xiii), 528; xi, (1), 610 pp. Full polished calf. Spine in six compartments, gilt, with red and brown lettering labels, gilt; gilt rules on the boards; blind inner dentelles; marbled endpapers and edges. Text illustrations. Light rubbing and aging else a near fine copy. The third edition. Blindstamp on the front free endpaper of J. Galt, Manchester, Bookseller to the Queen.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22196
- Title
- Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle=Fields, Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry
- Author
- Howitt, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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