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The Harbours of England. Engraved by Thomas Lupton from original drawings made expressly for the work by J.M.W. Turner with illustrative text by J. Ruskin.
by Ruskin. J. & Turner. J.M.W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London.: Day & Son, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. original gilt decorated red cloth hardcover with later spine, approx 39cm tall by 28cm wide, 12 tissue guarded plates with letterpress, inner hinges weak, some internal foxing otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom.
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- Bookseller
- Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137191
- Title
- The Harbours of England. Engraved by Thomas Lupton from original drawings made expressly for the work by J.M.W. Turner with illustrative text by J. Ruskin.
- Author
- Ruskin. J. & Turner. J.M.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Day & Son
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- The Harbours of England. Engraved by Thomas Lupton from original drawings made expressly for the work by J.M.W. Turner with illustrative text by J. Ruskin.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
All books sold as complete unless stated otherwise. Books may be returned within two weeks if not as described. We post three times a week using Royal Mail. Tracking is not available unless requested and will be at considerable extra cost.
About the Seller
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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