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Title
The
Mediterranean
Illustrated.
Picturesque Views and Descriptions of Its Cities, Shores, and Islands
By the Author of
“The Buried Cities of Campania”, “Catacombs of Rome”, Etc.
[W.H. Davenport Adams]
[First Edition – Full Leather Binding]
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Author
W.H. Davenport Adams
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Year of Publication
1880
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Publisher
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For
full description see below - after all photographs
Description:
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1880, First Edition.
Elegant full morocco leather binding with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, raised bands, gilt decorated boards, gilt page edges, marbled end papers and inner gilt dentelles.
Illustrated throughout.
xii, 11-373pp.
Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates.
Approximately 13 inches tall.
Condition Report
Externally
- Spine – very good condition – gilt titles and decoration, five raised bands.
- Joints – very good condition.
- Corners – very good condition – gently bumped and worn.
- Boards – very good condition – full leather, gilt decorated, minor marks and scratches.
- Page edges – very good condition – all gilt, darkened to the top.
- See above and photos.
Internally
- Hinges – very good condition – sound.
- Paste downs – very good condition – marbled, gilt dentelles.
- End papers – very good condition – marbled, tanned.
- Title – good condition – tanned.
- Pages – good condition – tanned, minor foxing.
- Binding – very good condition – attractive.
- See photos.
Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1880
Binding: Hardback
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