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NAPLES AND THE CAMPAGNA FELICE in a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Friend in England, in 1802
by (ROWLANDSON, Thomas) ENGELBACH, Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight offsetting to the text pages opposite the plates. Close to Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Ackermann, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight offsetting to the text pages opposite the plates. Close to Fine. Thomas Rowlandson. Quarto (5-3/4" x 9-1/2") in 20th century half blue morocco leather and blue cloth boards with matching corners and a gilt-lettered spine with five raised bands, marbled endpapers; 400, [12] pages. A collection of 20 letters written by the author while traveling in Italy containing descriptions of the scenery and society. Illustrated with an engraved hand-colored title, a hand-colored folding map, and 16 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson. Laid in is an old catalog description for this copy from Myers & Co. Catalog 382 with their small bookseller ticket at the bottom of the front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020724
- Title
- NAPLES AND THE CAMPAGNA FELICE in a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Friend in England, in 1802
- Author
- (ROWLANDSON, Thomas) ENGELBACH, Lewis
- Illustrator
- Thomas Rowlandson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight offsetting to the text pages opposite the plates. Close to Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- R. Ackermann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Keywords
- Fine Bindings, Illustrators, Thomas Rowlandson, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Limited, Literature: English, Naples, Italy, Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Italy; Thomas Rowlandson;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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