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A Summer in Andalucia (Volume 1)
by Dennis, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Vol. 1 only of 2 vol. set: xii, 405 p. 22 cm half-leather binding with marbled boards and gilt design on spine. Top spine label missing. Volume label present. Moderate edge wear. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown for Sir William Lewis Herries, probably the general by that name. Offsetting to opposite endpaper. A little foxing to first pages and dark marks to the top of p. 405 but the rest of the volume is neat and clean.
Contents of Vol. 1: Oporto, Lisbon; Lisbon, Cintra; Cadiz; Environs of Cadiz; Route to Seville; Seville; Route to Cordorba; Cordoba; Route to Baena; Route to Granada; Granada-The City.
Contents of Vol. 1: Oporto, Lisbon; Lisbon, Cintra; Cadiz; Environs of Cadiz; Route to Seville; Seville; Route to Cordorba; Cordoba; Route to Baena; Route to Granada; Granada-The City.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100011
- Title
- A Summer in Andalucia (Volume 1)
- Author
- Dennis, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Andalusia, Spain, Description, Travel, Travelogue, Mediterranean, Antiquities, Douro, Lisbon, Convento da Serra, Belem Castle, Montserrat, Convento de Penha, Penha Verde, Cintra, Cape St. Vincent, Bay of Cadiz, Festival of Corpus Christi, Matagorda, Troca
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Attic Books
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London, Ontario
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Bookplate
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- Marbled boards
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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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