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The World in Miniature; Turkey, A description of the manners, customs, dresses, and other peculiarities characteristic of the inhabitants of the Turkish Empire; to which is prefixed a sketch of the History of the Turks: translated from the French of A L Castellan. In Six Volumes.
by Frederic Shoberl (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: R Ackermann A very good 6 volume set in contemporary half calf bindings with 73 hand coloured plates. A scarce title in the World in Miniature series which ran to 43 volumes. Undated, but published in 1821. The bindings are matching half calf with marbled boards. The spines have 5 small gilt-lined raised bands with title and volume labels in 2 compartments and gilt decoration in the remaining 4. Date in gilt at the base of the spine. All are bright, clean and sound with light wear to corners and edges including spine joints. Page edges freckled. Brown endpapers. Each volume has a frontispiece and title page. Contents (excluding title and frontispiece): Vol I: advertisement pp i-iv; contents v-x; plate list xi-xv; preface pp 1-14; text pp 15-211 with 1 plate. Vol II: text 264pp with 1 plate. Vol III: 264 pp with 15 plates. Vol IV: 309pp with 16 plates. Vol V: 234 pp with 8 plates. Vol VI: 244 pp with 26 plates. The contents are in very good clean condition. There is occasional toning and light foxing to paper; some offsetting from the plates; and the occasional light mark to margins.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032933
- Title
- The World in Miniature; Turkey, A description of the manners, customs, dresses, and other peculiarities characteristic of the inhabitants of the Turkish Empire; to which is prefixed a sketch of the History of the Turks: translated from the French of A L Castellan. In Six Volumes.
- Author
- Frederic Shoberl (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R Ackermann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- world in miniature; frederic shoberl; ackermann; world in miniature turkey; history of the turks
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY;
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5�" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
E C Books
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About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
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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...
- 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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