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Some Account of London. The Fifth Edition. With Considerable Additions. “Grangerised” Edition Bound in Two Volumes.
by PENNANT, THOMAS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, J. Faulder, Rivington, Wilkie & Robinson &c. &c. 1813. Two Volumes. Hardback, 9 x 5.5 inches. In polished calf leather binding with decorative gilt paneled boards, raised banding and gilt lettering and decorations to spine. All page edges gilt. Green endpapers. In very good condition. Binding professionally repaired: newer leather to spines and corners. Rubbing and chips to edges of boards on original leather, some rubbing to spines. (304 -660pp.) Profusely illustrated with many additional engraved plates, includes decorative title page. Plus Fold-out panoramic plan of Westminster at front.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83293
- Title
- Some Account of London. The Fifth Edition. With Considerable Additions. “Grangerised” Edition Bound in Two Volumes.
- Author
- PENNANT, THOMAS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, J. Faulder, Rivington, Wilkie & Robinson &c. &c. 1813
- Keywords
- ENGLISH TOPOGRAPHY PENNANT, THOMAS: Some Account of London, Antiquities of London and its Environs: Engraved and published by John Thomas Smith: dedicated to Sir James Winter Lake, Bart; Containing Many Curious Houses, Monuments & Statues, never befo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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...
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