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London: John C. Nimmo, 1888. With fifty copperplate portraits and eighty wood engravings. Engraved frontispieces and plates and wood-engraved text illustrations, extra illustrated with 180 plus plates, mainly engraved portraits, fine crushed crimson morocco gilt binding by Tout & Sons, spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt, re-cased. Not the limited edition set. In three volumes. London: John C. Nimmo, 1888. Bound in full leather by Tout with the binders mark on the front paste down in gilt on the leather. Three large octavo volumes (9 7/8 x 6 5/16 inches; 251 x 161 mm.). Extra-illustrated books are published texts that have been made into a unique copy by a former owner through the permanent addition of prints, autographs, letters, etc. Typically, the additions are mounted on additional leaves, and the book is rebound to accommodate its increased thickness. Extra illustrations primarily serve as visual and verbal annotations to a text rather than decoration: the extra-illustrator identifies significant people, places, and things mentioned in the book (even if only mentioned in passing), collects related material, and adds it in the appropriate spot. Wood-engraved tail-piece vignettes. Original spines decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. The original spines laid down on new (repaired) leather spines to each volume. A very good set. Condition Report Externally Spine repaired very good condition. Joints repaired very good condition. Corners good condition repaired or worn and bumped. Boards good condition some marks and scratches, gilt decorated. Page edges good condition top edge gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition - repaired. Front paste down very good condition with the binder s mark to the base of the front board and a bookplate to each volume. Front end paper very good condition. Title very good condition. Pages very good condition. Binding good condition, solid. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1888 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1685999887162
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