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Great Britain Illustrated
by Thomas Moule
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$245.65$221.09
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About This Item
London: Charles Tilt, 1830. First edition. Leather. Good. 11" by 8.5". William Westall; Edward Finden. The first edition of this illustrated topographical work on the beautiful picturesque scenes of Britain, lavishly illustrated throughout. A lavishly illustrated work on the topography of Great Britain, illustrated by William Westall based on engravings by Edward Finden. Including a series of interesting and noteworthy views throughout the British countryside and in cities throughout the country. Including topographical descriptions by the English antiquarian Thomas Moule, known for his decorative county maps of England.William Westall was a noted British landscape artist, one of the first artists to depict Australian scenes.The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a vignette title page and fifty-six plates. Each plate consists of two engravings.Collated and complete. Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front pastedown: 'J. Bettridge'. In quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, some light rubbing to the joints and spine. Some dampstaining to the front board, and light shelf wear. Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. A tidemark to the vignette title page, and to the plate following page 13. Some light handling marks to the pages, particularly to the extremities of the plates. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 832J19
- Title
- Great Britain Illustrated
- Author
- Thomas Moule
- Illustrator
- William Westall; Edward Finden
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Tilt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- great britain thomas moule william westall edward finden thomas moule art
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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.,...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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