Zustand: very good. from the title page, "Earthquakes pose a serious hazard for urban areas of the Pacific Northwest. Marine geophysical data probe earthquake source regions and can help spur preparedness for possible major disasters." softcover, 11" x 8.5", 28 pages, illustrated, plates 1-3 folded inside rear pocket.
Verlag: Halton & Truscott Smith, LTD; Minton, Balch & Company, London; New York, 1925
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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EUR 535,92
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In den WarenkorbLeather. Zustand: Fine. William Blake; Edward Calvert; Samuel Palmer; George Richmond (illustrator). First edition. A striking signed limited edition copy of Laurence Binyon's important study on the Romantic followers of William Blake, complete with colour and monochrome plates. The first limited edition, limited to one hundred copies of which this is numbered seventy-eight.Signed by the author to the limitation page.Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and seventy-nine plates, seven of which are in colour.Laurence Binyon's important study on the followers of William Blake; this influential volume kept alive the memory of the work of Samuel Palmer who, at the time, was nearly forgotten.These Romantic painters were pioneering in their field, producing visionary works of art which are reproduced in this volume.Loosely inserted is an advert promoting this work.Collated, complete. In a half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks to the leather. A few spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.
Verlag: Illustrated Sydney News, Sydney, 1891
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
A rare large woodcut panoramic birdseye view of Melbourne, issued as a "Supplement to the Illustrated Sydney News", December 19, 1891. Trove cites only one copy, at the SLNSW. Text in the lower left margin - "Area of City and Suburbs, 256 Square Miles." In the lower right margin - "Population of City, 75,741; Suburbs, 439,064; Total, 514,805." 22 3/4 x 39 1/8 in. Overall, in excellent condition with one small area of loss at a fold in a blank area of the Yarra River. Backed on archival linen. The SLNSW identifier is 110334107, Call Number: XV2/1891/1.