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The English Lakes
by W. T. Palmer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black , 1908. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". A. Heaton Cooper. An attractive volume depicted with beautiful coloured paintings of English lakes with descriptions, the second impression. A very attractive second edition copy of this volume illustrated with seventy-five stunning coloured paintings of English lakes by A. Heaton Cooper, with descriptions by W. T. Palmer. Cooper was a watercolourist, and was mainly known for his paintings of the English Lake District and Norway, as well as illustrating several travel guidebooks. In the publisher's original blue pictorial cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to front board and spine. In the original publisher's full decorative cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor chipping to the extremities. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, undated. internally, the hinges are slightly strained but firm, the volume firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the occasional leaf. Illustrated with stunning coloured plates depicting English lakes and a sketch map of the Lake District. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 802A1
- Title
- The English Lakes
- Author
- W. T. Palmer
- Illustrator
- A. Heaton Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- english lakes early editions illustrated books travel early editions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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