The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean
by Rev .G.N. Wright,M.A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Fisher & Son, 1839. A very scarce book of superb 64 steel engravings of the mediterranean towns, ports, city`s , & ruins, handsomely bound in a contemporary red leather binding with seven raised bands heavily decorated with gilt lines decorations and titles on a black label with blind decorations in the compartments, blind & gilt rulings edging the green buckrum boards. Includes the fold out map of the Mediterranean dated 1839. 156pp. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good. Illus. by Sir Grenville Temple, Bart, W. L. Leitch, Esq, Major Irton, & Lieut T Allen, R.E.. 4to, Heavy, So a Bit Extra Post.
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- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003064
- Title
- The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean
- Author
- Rev .G.N. Wright,M.A
- Illustrator
- Sir Grenville Temple, Bart, W. L. Leitch, Esq, Major Irton, & Lieut T Allen, R.E.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fisher & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- Pictures of the Mediterranean, 19thc Travel, the Grand Tour, 19thc Italy, 19thc Malta, 19thc Spain, 19th c Naples, 19thc Corfu, 19thc France, 19thc Gibralta, 19thc Map of the Mediterranean,
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th/19thc Literature; Travel Books; Art & Artists; History; First Editions; Illustrated Books; Coolavin the entire Library of "The MacDermot";
- Size
- 4to, Heavy, So a Bit Extra Post
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
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- First Edition
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- Calf
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