Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in History and Poetry Chiefly in the Counties of Durham and Northumberland. Volume 2 with extra illustrations.
by Howitt, William
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1856. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound by Bayntun in full brown leather, gilt ruled, stamped and decorated on covers and spine. Five raised bands. Silk placement ribbons bound in at head. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, gilt ruled inner dentelles. Frontis and more than 40 textual black & white wood engravings plus more than 40 additional scenes and portraits throughout, some hand colored. Volume 2 only.
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9021199
- Title
- Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in History and Poetry Chiefly in the Counties of Durham and Northumberland. Volume 2 with extra illustrations.
- Author
- Howitt, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
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