thomas harral editors (3 Ergebnisse)

8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 211, [1]. 50 steel-engraved plates (incl. frontis. & additional title). original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, all edges gilt (extremities frayed, front flyleaf wanting, plates foxed). Originally published in 1838 under the title The History of London, illustrated with 30 plates. Holloway 69.

Zustand: Good. Steel engraved plates (34 +34 =68) including both engraved titlepages with vignette views. 2 VOLUMES IN ONE Quarto blue pictorially gilt & blindstamped cover & spine (rebacked with most of old spine relaid/lower cover slightly damp faded/lower cover faded/upper sl.marked) All Edges Gilt. Frontis +engraved title +printed title + [2]pp illustrations + 211pp +[1]p index, Vol.2 Engraved Frontis + engr. pictorial title + ii Introductions +158pp. Endpapers are newer, frontis is torn but without touching printed area + Barking church plate is torn into the plate but without loss. Most tissue guards are present there is some isolated foxing and a few finger marks but a generally neat tight copy. Plates as listed except that Frontispiece of vol.2 is not named but it is listed as "Hall of Mirrors" described at p107. The plates are fine full page engravings and are ex-pagination. 1 volume. Hardcover.

First edition, two volumes bound in one, 4to, (iv), 221, (1), ii, 158 pp. Engraved titles and 67 plates, the frontispiece to the second work bound at the beginning of the first, some occasional foxing, particularly at the beginning and end,small label to paste down. Original gilt decorated red cloth, a.e.g., lower joint with a small tear otherwise very good.