The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson
by Richard Doyle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Bradbury and Evans, London, 1855. 1st. Hardcover. 1855 1st edition. A VG, well-preserved copy in its original blue cloth boards. Versos blank, rectos containing india-paper guards protecting wonderful line illustrations with captions. Essentially an early example of the graphic novel. Tall quarto, gilt- decorated cover and gilt edges. A handsome item.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 576
- Title
- The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson
- Author
- Richard Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans, London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- RARE TRAVELOGUE, ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...