London: Thomas Tegg. Very Good+. 1839. Hardcover. Very minor shelfwear along some edges. Sunned spine which, nevertheless, remains bright and rich-colored; one small scuff in one of the floral compartments. ; 3/4 leather - dark brown covers with gilt borders; and rich tan, sunned spine with raised bands and gilt floral and bordered compartments and lettering. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece with tissue guard depicting whimsical characters, and Source and Mouth of the Thames, and First and Last Bridge over the Thames. Center character appears in some of the 23 illustrations. An extremely attractive copy, beautifully bound by Bayton. ; Etchings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 375 pages .

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Livreiro: The Book Shelf (US)
Nº do estoque do livreiro: 596
Título: The Pilgrims of the Thames, in Search of the National!
Autor: Egan, Pierce
Ilustrador: Pierce Egan, the Younger
Formato/Encadernação: Capa dura
Estado do livro: Usado - Very Good+
Editorial: Thomas Tegg
Local de publicação: London
Data de publicação: 1839
Palavras-chave: 19th Century Books, Leather, Sports, Humor, Illustrations
Catálogos de livreiros: Rare Collectible books;

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.