Librería:
CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, Reino Unido
Calificación del vendedor: 3 de 5 estrellas
Honoris Librarius
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A very good two volume set in matching half calf bindings. 12mo. 6.25" x 4.0" x 0.75". Brown leather spine and corners over marbled boards, with matching page edges. Smooth spines with dulled gilt titles. Light staining to titles and preliminaries, a little lightl foxing to the margins, but overall a clean well illustrated set. VG. Vol. I. : pp.x./pp.323/[1p.] ; Vol. II. : pp.xii./pp.324. With 2 engraved frontispieces, 3 engraved plans (one folding) and 139 engraved illustrations throughout text. N° de ref. del artículo 48457
Título: The Library Of Entertaining Knowledge. ...
Editorial: London: Charles Knight : Longman Rees Orme Brown & Green ; Oliver & Boyd ; Atkinson & Co ; Wakeman ; Willmer ; Baines & Co -1832
Año de publicación: 1831
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura
Librería: Oakholm Books, Aberfeldy, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No markings or inscriptions. Bound in original tan/brown cloth with green, printed spine labels. The labels of Vol. I are dulled, but Vol. II bright. The cloth is darkened/patinated with age and handling; top edge a little dusty. The contents are very clean, and the hinges very strong. Vol. I includes: History of Vesuvius; Historical Notice of Pompeii; Public Roads; Baths; Theatres etc. Vol. II contains an account of the domestic habits of the inhabitants. Vol. I published 1831; Vol. II 1832. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge; pp. 2 advert at end of Vol. I; list of committee members included. Many engravings. A lovely, original set. Nº de ref. del artículo: 006274
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