Tibet from The World in Miniature.
by Shoberl, Frederic & Ackermann (publisher)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: R. Ackermann, 1824. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. First and only edition. Complete copy of Tibet with all 12 colour plates as issued. Bound in attractive period full green morocco gilt, spines decoratively tooled with red morocco gilt lettering label. Light spotting limited to endleaves. Period bookplate of Harriet Tomlin. 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- finecopy ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110705
- Title
- Tibet from The World in Miniature.
- Author
- Shoberl, Frederic & Ackermann (publisher)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: R. Ackermann, 1824
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finecopy ltd
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Westbury, Wiltshire
About finecopy ltd
Finecopy Ltd is a member of the ABA ILAB and the PBFA based in the South West of England. We specialise in all English literature including modern authors and Modern Art. We also carry a collection of important and interseting works across the antiquarian spectrum from Science to Economics
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...