The Holy Land Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia: [ Volumes 3 & 4 . 75 Plates ]
by Roberts David
- Used
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Day & Son, 1855. Volumes 3 & 4, bound in one volume. Book measure 30x22.cm. Plates 88 to 168, lacking plates, 96,97,98,99, & 100, and the text, 75 plates in all. Bound in period gilt calf, raised bands, full gilt edges. Calf rubbed, worn, with loss on corners edges. Binding in good condition. Internally, a few pages loose, others working loose, occasional light spotting. Generally plates in good clean condition. Sold as a collection of 75 plates. F. Leather. Near Very Good. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014623
- Title
- The Holy Land Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia: [ Volumes 3 & 4 . 75 Plates ]
- Author
- Roberts David
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Publisher
- Day & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Robert Holy Land
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...