BEAUTY: Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classification of Beauty in Woman
by Walker, Alexander
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1846. In a signed contemporary Dawson Bros. Binders fine binding, full dark brown crushed morocco, covers and back bordered in gilt rules, gilt lettering to applied leather label, gilt ruled dentelles, all edges gilt, edges of covers ruled in gilt. Near Fine, rubs at bottom edge and top corners, Frontispiece and 22 full page illustrations with tissue guards drawn from life by Henry Howard, drawn on stone by M. Gauci & J. Lane, the plates Fine. SCARCE in handsome period fine binding and in such lovely condition. . Second Edition Revised. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007723
- Title
- BEAUTY: Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classification of Beauty in Woman
- Author
- Walker, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second Edition Revised
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- Tall 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Fine Bindings; RMBPF 2019;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
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