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The Upper Rhine: the scenery of its banks and the manners of its people. Mayence to the Lake of Constance
by FOSTER, Birket. MAYHEW, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge, 1858. xv, [1], 448pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 18 engraved plates. Original publisher's richly gilt-stamped navy cloth, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and cocked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt to FEP, scattered spotting. A lavish production, combining Mayhew's authoritative text on the topography and customs of the Rhine from Mayence to the Lake of Constance with the exquisite drawings of Birket Foster. . First edition. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ28917
- Title
- The Upper Rhine: the scenery of its banks and the manners of its people. Mayence to the Lake of Constance
- Author
- FOSTER, Birket. MAYHEW, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Travel
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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