A catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with Lists of Their Works (5 Volumes)
by Walpole, Horatio. Enlarged and continued to the present time, by Thomas Park
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Scott, 1806. Full Decorated Calf. Very Good. Scarce large paper edition! 4to. 29 by 23 cm. xxxii, 326, x, 352, x, 343, x, 400, x, 408 pp. With 138 copper engraved portraits. Condition: rebacked, with black stamped ornamentation on newer spine, and elaborate gilt decoration on contemporary calf boards. Foxing scattered throughout volumes. Regardless, an appealing copy, both externally and internally.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006309
- Title
- A catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with Lists of Their Works (5 Volumes)
- Author
- Walpole, Horatio. Enlarged and continued to the present time, by Thomas Park
- Format/Binding
- Full Decorated Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Scott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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...
- 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....
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...