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Observations on the River Wye, and several parts of South Wales, &c. relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770. Third Edition.
by GILPIN, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
R. Blamire, London. 1792. Third edition. R. Blamire, London. 1792. Bound in half dark green morocco, gilt, with lovely gilt decoration to spine, green-and-black patterned paper-covered boards. 152 pages. Illustrated with 17 aquatint plates, most plates have tissue guards, but not all. Extremities rubbed with some peeling of leather from the corners, head of spine has been repaired. Bookplate carefully removed from front pastedown; some pale foxing o/w contents clean and sound.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98293
- Title
- Observations on the River Wye, and several parts of South Wales, &c. relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770. Third Edition.
- Author
- GILPIN, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- R. Blamire, London. 1792
- Keywords
- TRAVEL and TOPOGRAPHY Wales
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Addyman Books
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
Biblio member since 2006
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise