Whymper Charles Illus (3 results)

8vo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. viii, 286, [2] p. 21 cm. 16 colour plates and 1 in b&w. Green cloth with gold impressing. Spine a bit faded, spine ends torn, tear in upper front hinge. Ink inscription on a front endpaper. A little spotting to text block edges slightly affecting margins.

2 VOL SET, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt & coloured lettering to spine, coloured lettering & illus to front boards, patterned eps, frontispieces with tissue guards, illus full title pages, vol 1- xvi + 453pp, vol 2- x + 444pp, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, moderate rubbing to spines, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps & prelims of both vols, light tanning & soiling to prelims, light cracking to gutters).…