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Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in That Island, During the Years 1814 and 1815. Containing Observations on the Natural Phenomena, History, Literature, and Antiquities of the Island; and the Religion, Character, Manners, and Customs of Its...
by Henderson, Ebenezer
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
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Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Waugh and Innes, 1819. Hardback, black half-calf, gilt title to spine, marbled paper covered boards. Edges speckled. xiv, [1], 576pp. Complete with 16 plates, 1 of which is a folding map. 2nd edition 1819. Binding is a little rubbed with some cracking to outer joints, but binding remains firm. Corners of boards slightly bumped. Contents generally clean, with some top corners having very faint crease line. Private ownership. (al13). 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Good +.
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- Besleys Books
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- Title
- Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in That Island, During the Years 1814 and 1815. Containing Observations on the Natural Phenomena, History, Literature, and Antiquities of the Island; and the Religion, Character, Manners, and Customs of Its...
- Author
- Henderson, Ebenezer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Waugh and Innes
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1819
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- 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
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...