An Autumn in Sicily, being an Account of the Principal Remains of Antiquity Existing in that Island, with short sketches of its Ancient and Modern History. With a map and Illustrations
by John Butler, the Marquis of Ormonde
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Dublin: Hodges & Smith, 1850. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good. First printing. Pp: ii, 260, frontis + 15 more plates, 2 maps in text, large folding map in rear, quarto format, about 7" X 9.75", 18 cm X 25 cm. Text is complete with all plates and maps. Surprisingly, there is no noticeable foxing or wear to any of the plates or the folding map, just some darkening, mostly to the margins. No tears to the text or to the map. Very minimal light foxing to the text pages. Each plate has a one-inch blindstamp impression, three to the folding map. These impressions have also slightly affected the facing leaves but are not terribly objectionable The binding is not original, but an attractive burgundy buckram with titles, including dewey number, neatly stamped in gilt. The binding appears to be early 20th century and shows virtually no wear, hinges very tight. Neat bookplate from a Museum Library on the front endpaper. A very attractive example of this very rare book. Images available.
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- Bookseller
- Inno Dubelaar Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 787357
- Title
- An Autumn in Sicily, being an Account of the Principal Remains of Antiquity Existing in that Island, with short sketches of its Ancient and Modern History. With a map and Illustrations
- Author
- John Butler, the Marquis of Ormonde
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Dublin: Hodges & Smith
- Date Published
- 1850
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old Stuff;
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Inno Dubelaar Books
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Bookplate
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
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