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London: Virtue, Spalding, and Company, 1860. Hardcover. Good. This volume only. frontis, illustrations, viii, 362p. Gilt-decorated blue cloth. 26cm. Rubbing and fraying along joints and other extremities. Chip at head of backstrip. Endpapers cracked at hinges (which are otherwise sound). Contents clean and tight with minimal age-toning. The only indication that this is volume 2 (of 2) are two asterisks below the author's name and list of other publications on the title-page (and the fact that the pagination is consistent with Vol. 2).

London: J.S. Virtue & Co., Limited, n.d.. Hardcover. Larger Octavo; pp 352; G+; red/gilt/black decorative spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has slight sunning to spine; front and rear boards have black and gilt illustrations and borders; beveled edges; strong boards; text block exterior has all edges gilt; ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown; slight cracking to hinges; frontispiece with tissue guard; illustrated; some foxing to few pages; some plates have tissue guards. 1333952. FP New Rockville Stock.

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London: Virtue and Company, 1846. Hardcover. Good (Boards are scuffed/smudged/edgeworn; corners are worn through to the boards; bookplate of former owner ifc; textblock edges are worn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean, with light toning and occasional foxing/smudging; binding is pretty solid.). Three-quarter-bound brown leather and green-marbled-paper boards with five raised bands and gilt lettering and design on the spine; top-edge gilted textblock; 362 pp.; richly illustrated. A number of the engravings in the v. 2 are by W.H. Bartlett. Cf. William Henry Bartlett, artist, author, and traveller.

Franklin Classics. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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George Virtue, 1844. 1st Edition. . Book Book Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. George Virtue, 1844. 1st Edition . Very Good/No Jacket. Large format book in VG condition in the original red cloth, with some wear and rubbing, cloth a little grubby, wear to head and tail of spine. Spine sunned. Internally clean, illustrated. 362pp. Will incur extra overseas postage.

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London, UK: George Virtue. FR/No Dustjacket. ca 1844. ........ Cloth. 4to., 352 pp., cover rubbed, frayed, tears, faded, hinges broekn, page foxing & toning .

London: Virtue, Spalding, and Company, 1881. Hardcover . Used Good/No Jacket. Blue cloth with gold and black decoration. Wear to cover, bumped and frayed corners, pages tanned but clean and unmarked. Gift inscription from 1881 on front free endpapers of both volumes We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

"The Castles and Abbeys of England" - From the National Records, Early Chronicles, and Other Standard Authorities by William Beattie. 1844; George Virtue; London. The book is beautifully illustrated with "upwards of 250 engravings" (some of which are full-page plates with tissue guards). Contents include Ludlow Castle, the Border Castles of Wales, Warwick Castle, Haddon Hall, Abbeys in the Fens, Bolton, Northumberland, Glastonbury...and much more - please see the photos for the complete list. There are eight pages of publisher's advertisements at the back.Condition:Light staining at the center of the back cover. There is a 1" cloth split at the top-right corner of the spine, and a 3/4" cloth split at the bottom-right and bottom-left corners of the spine. There is a crack at the front hinge between pages xii & xiii - despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached and is not shaky. The back cover is firmly attached. Page xiii is attached to the spine at the top and bottom edges, but has… Read More

London: J. S. Virtue & Co., Limited. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Allom, Thomas & Others. Undated Edition, Circa 1880s. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Engraved Plates, protected by Tissue Guards and In-Text illustrations. Frontis of Vol. I illustrated with Engraved Portrait of William Beattie and Frontis of Vol. II illustrated with "Chepstow Castle" by W. Bartlett. Other Artists include: Thomas Allom, G. F. and J. G. Sargent. Castles include: Raglan, Pembroke, Rochester, Kenilworth, Arundel & Carisbrooke, also the Palace of Eltham. Abbeys include: St. Alban's, Tewkesbury, Waltham, Netley, Tinterne, Llanthony. Green cloth covers with Gilt & Blackk illus. of Raglan Castle on front. Surrounded by Gilt Lettering and Gilt & Black Decoration. Spine has Gilt Decoration and illus. of an Abbey. All page edges Gilt. Vol. I, 352 Pages; Vol. II, 362 Pages. 10 1/4" Tall, 2.6 Kilos. Illustrated Bookplates with Armorial Bearings on Endpapers. Slight edge wear… Read More

1850. London, Virtue, Spalding, and Company, (n.d. ca. 1850). Royal8vo. 2 orig. pictorial cloth, richly gilt, all edges gilt. Very slight wear to extremities. Engr. portr. as frontisp. XVI,352,VIII,362 pp., 37 fine steel-engraved plates, many textillustr. in woodcut.

London and New York: George Virtue, 1850. First and Second Series. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth, front covers decorated in gilt seals, backstrips also in gilt motifs. Very good. 2 Vols. 351, 362 pages. 11.5 x 7 inches. First Series with more than 200 engravings and Second Series illustrated with 27 engravings on steel by W.H. Bartlett, and numerous woodcuts. All full page plates with tissue guards. Title page printed in red and black. Initially published in 1842 by Tilt and Bogue, with date on title pages, numerous later editions by Virtue. Interior contents clean and fresh. Appendix.