Barber s Picturesque Guide to the Isle of Wigh
Barber, Thomas
From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 21 November 2006
From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 21 November 2006
About this Item
Barber s Picturesque Guide to the Isle of Wight; Illustrated by Forty-Five Views and Maps Engraved on Steel. Including a Geological Map of the Island by Dr. Man tell, New Edition, Completed to the End of 1850, Henry G. Bohn, London, 1850, 124 pp, full blind cloth, 8.75 x 5.5 , 8vo. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to corners, end bands and edges. Edges and spine faded from age. Spine desiccated and crumbling with shattering and loss of cloth at head. Slight loss at tail with board exposed. Joints tender and cracking. Gilt decoration on front board is bright and clean. Inner hinge tender with slight cracking. Light offsetting from plates with minor instances of foxing. Binding shaken but intact. Plates of Osborne and Norris Castle loose. Pages 68-74 loose as well with chipping along edges. All edges gilt. Maps are clean and in good working order. Free of known markings. Please see photos. Complete with 45-steel engravings and two folding maps that are hand-colored. Seller Inventory # COLT1850BHIB
Bibliographic Details
Title: Barber s Picturesque Guide to the Isle of ...
Publisher: Henry G. Bohn
Publication Date: 1850
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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