Hardcover. Custom-bound in three-quarter calf and marbled boards; raised bands; spine title ruled in gilt; spine ornament gilt; new endpapers. 2 vols. xxi + 512; xi + 527 pp. Illustrated with 12 colour lithographed plates, countless wood engravings in text, and a coloured map. Title continues: Representing Sporting Incidents, And Subjects of Natural History, And Devices For Entrapping Wild Animals. With Some Account Of The Northern Fauna.” Armigerous bookplate on front pastedowns; slight shelf-wear; some rubbing to marbled boards; plate margins and versos foxed, but not materially affecting the lithographs, or only slightly in a couple of instances; occasional minor marginal damp staining; some offsetting from plate foxing; interior otherwise clean & bright in nice, tight Near Fine binding.
Book ID: 24739
Scandinavian Adventures, During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years. 2 Vols.
London: Richard Bentley, 1854. Hardcover. Near Fine.
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Book ID | 24739 |
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Publisher | Richard Bentley |
Publisher Place | London |
Publisher Year | 1854 |
Size | 8vo |
Language | English |