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Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain During the Years 1810 and 1811
by A French Traveller [Louis Simond]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: George Ramsay and Company, 1815. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated travel journey from Simon. Volume two only. Volume two only. Illustrated with frontispiece and five plates. Collated complete. An entertaining travel journey of a Frenchman's travels across Britain, with commentary on the country, its arts, literature, politics, history, and the customs and manners of its residents. Written by Louis Simond, a French merchant and auctioneer. Bound in full brown morocco with gilt. Externally, sound with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. A small crack to the front and rear joints at the head of the spine. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages and the odd pencil mark. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 875T57
- Title
- Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain During the Years 1810 and 1811
- Author
- A French Traveller [Louis Simond]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Ramsay and Company
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1815
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Journal Tour Residence Great Britain Tour
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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