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Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps, by which Italy communicates with France, Switzerland and Germany (Two Volumes)
by William Brockedon
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Charles Tilt, 1836 Book. Fair. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Fair two volume set in burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering; spines sunbleached to brown; corners bumped and rubbed, boards somewhat bowed; top of spine on vol 1 is chipped; spine on vol 2 split at gutters, but holding; all plates present (109 total) gift inscription on tpp dated Dec 25, 1838; plate #3 in vol 1 is detached, but present (facing p.5) torn rfep on vol 2 has 2/3 missing. Second Edition; exteriors a bit rough, but interiors are clean & generally tight with minimal foxing; all maps present.
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- Bookseller
- Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017734
- Title
- Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps, by which Italy communicates with France, Switzerland and Germany (Two Volumes)
- Author
- William Brockedon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Tilt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- alps, France, Switzerland, antique, Germany, italy, illustrations, illustrated, 1836, 1800s, mountains, europe, outdoors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel/Places; 19th and Early 20th Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Givens Books
Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
About the Seller
Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Lynchburg, Virginia
About Givens Books
Givens Books & Little Dickens is a family business that has been selling new, used, and rare books in Lynchburg, Virginia since 1976, and educational toys and teacher supplies since 1989. Our used book department strives to provide quality books on a wide variety of subjects. We also specialize in our local Lynchburg and Virginia history.
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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- 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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