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Switzerland Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for This Work by W.H. Bartlett, Esq. (First Edition, 2 Volumes)
by Beattie, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
London: W. H. Bartlett, 1836. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Two quarto volumes. 106 plates, folding map, vignette titles. Contemporary full blue calf with gilt borders, gilt spines, with raised bands, compartmented, marbled endpapers and edges. Very good. . First Edition. Full Calf Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001186
- Title
- Switzerland Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for This Work by W.H. Bartlett, Esq. (First Edition, 2 Volumes)
- Author
- Beattie, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. H. Bartlett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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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