The Sportsman In Ireland, With His Summer Route Through The Highlands Of Scotland (Two Volumes, A Nice Set In Contemporary Half Calf)
by A Cosmopolite (Robert Allan)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn, 1840. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrations In Text. Xv, 315; Vi, 305 With Errata On Verso Of Last Page. Contemporary Half Calf Binding Over Marbled Paper Boards, Red And Black Morocco Spine Labels, Gilt In All Compartments, Marbled Endpapers, Top Edge Gilt. First Printing. Lightly Used, Recently Refurbished, Very Slight Foxing.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037480
- Title
- The Sportsman In Ireland, With His Summer Route Through The Highlands Of Scotland (Two Volumes, A Nice Set In Contemporary Half Calf)
- Author
- A Cosmopolite (Robert Allan)
- Illustrator
- Illustrations In Text
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Literature: Nineteenth Century; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
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