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BiblioLife, 2010-04-06. Paperback. Good.

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Paperback / softback. New.

London: G. Virtue,, ca. 1835. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 6 (weekend sale item)* Part 3 only, Subscription Copy; quarto, [12] pp, of text, 4 plates, original paper wrappers badly chipped, age staining throughout, disbound working copy. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

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London: George Virtue. Fair. 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Binding set. The contents are "fine", but the boards on volume one are loose, and volume two is rubbed at the edges. All the pieces are there, and it is certainly a rebindable set. As-is. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 200+164 pages .

London, : Geo. Virtue, 1835. Hardcover - as published. good ++ Three quarter leather with five raised bands, gilt decoration, marbled edges and marbled endpapers.

London: George Virtue, 1838. Leather. Very Good. 164p plus plates. A large hardcover book bound in 3/4 green leather with marbled boards and gilt foredges. Very good condition overall. Edges and boards visibly scuffed. Endpapers soiled all over. Occasional spotty stains in the margins, but otherwise, text clean and binding tight. Volume 2 only. Filled with lots of plates featuring beautiful black and white engravings. Measures approx. 11" x 8.75

London: George Virtue, 1838. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 9". Mr T. Allom; W. H. Bartlett; H. McCulloch. A first edition of William Beattie's illustrated guide to Scotland. County by county, Beattie enumerates the history and traditions of Scotland in this illustrated guide to physician and poet William Beattie. A first edition of this work, accompanied by 121 steel engravings drawn in situ. With forty three illustrations to volume I, including a folding map, collated and complete. All illustrations are present, but the plate of Kelso Abbey called for at the rear is the frontispiece. With seventy eight plates to volume II, collated but lacks both plates of Lock Katrine, the first plate of Inverness called for, the illustration of Lock Oich, and the second plate of Loch Leven called for. In a quarter calf binding over marbled boards. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and the spine, with a scuff in the leather to the rear board of volume I near the head… Read More

London: George Virtue. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Ex lib with usual stamps and markings. Rebacked. Spines sunned. Boards heavily rubbed. Library bookplates to front pastedown. Inner hinges cracked. Scattered foxing and off-setting. 1838. Reprint. Green half leather marbled board cover. 270mm x 210mm (11" x 8"). 198pp; 162pp. Tissue guarded engraved plates; folding map. Heavy book – extra shipping needed for overseas. .

London, George Virtue, 1838. Two Volumes. Large Hardbacks, approx 11 x 8.5 inches. Halfbound leather fine bindings; dark green calf tot spines and corners, marbled paper boards. Decorative spine banding and twin red leather spine labels. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Some wear to covers, corners bumped with a couple of corners chipped. Surface nicks/chips to leather around extremities, some rubbing to boards. Endpapers clean, no previous owners inscriptions. Engraved title pages with quite dark foxing, Most plates have dark foxing throughout. Map has tear to folded corner. Pages with some mild foxing else overall clean and tight. Else a very good set. viii + 200 & 164pp. Illustrated with 120 full-page B&W engraved plates, including decorative title page vignettes. Complete with fold-out map in vol.1.

London: George Virtue. Very Good. 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Full red leather decorated in gilt, all edges gilt. Two volume set. Leather rubbed and soiled. Endpages darkened. Scattered foxing. PO inscription. Firm binding and hinges. The fold-out map is in nice condition. ; quarto; 200; 164 pages .

London: George Virtue. Very Good+. 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in three-quarter brown leather. Rubbed at the corners and edges. Contents are "fine". ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 200+164 pages .

London. George Virtue. 1838, 1838. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 27cm, first edition, in 2 volumes, viii,[2],200 & [ii],164,[4]pp., 2 engraved title pages & 118 engraved plates, folding engraved map, with 2 extra engraved title pages and 8 extra engraved plates loosely inserted, rebound in maroon polished sheep, gilt ruled raised bands, crimson leather labels gilt tan linen boards, bevelled edges, a.e.g., all the plates have tide line damp staining along the top margins, some plates have a small damp stain along the bottom margin, the images are good strikes (s8).

London: George Virtue, 1838. Contemporary 3/4 green morocco & marbled boards, a.e.g.. Extremities rubbed, some foxing: VG+. Folio. 2 steel engraved vignette titles, 118 plates and folding map by T. Allom, W.H. Bartlett, & H. McCulloch.

London: James S, Virtue, c.1840. 1st edition. Very Good. large octavo. hardback in decorated cloth 200, 172pp., frontis., engravings, Some spotting to sl. worn boards o/w nice tight clean set with 170 engravings all with tissue guards

London: Virtue & Co., Limited, nd. 2 Volumes. 4to. pp. 4 p.l., 200; 3 p.l., 172. 2 engraved titles, 1 engraved map, & 118 steel-engraved views (some inserted from another copy). original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, all edges gilt (recased preserving endleaves, discolouration to cloth along front joint of Vol. II, occasional light foxing & a few marginal dampstains). cfHolloway 22.. Hardcover.

London: George Virtue, 1838. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. quarto. T.Allom, W.H.Bartlett, and H.McCulloch. pp x,200 : 164, fully bound in natural calf, AEG, gilt on black spine title labels with raised bands to spines, extensive gilt edge decoration, fold out map to vol 1, 118 full page engraved plates and 2 title page vignettes, all tissue guarded, A lovely copy, internally fine with irregular sunning to upper covers otherwise fine throughout.

London: George Virtue, 1838. 2 Volumes. 4to. pp. 4 p.l., 200; 3 p.l., 172. 2 engraved titles, 1 engraved map, & 118 steel-engraved views An attractive set in contemporary gilt-paneled dark brown morocco, all edges gilt (tissue guards browned, occasional light foxing mainly to plate margins). ownership entry of Canadian historian Edwin C.Guillet [1898-1975]