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The Royal River: The Thames, from Source to Sea
Various
1885
Cassell & Company, Limited : London, Paris, New York and Melbourne
13" by 10.5"
viii, 367pp
SUMMARY
A superior first edition collected history regarding the River Thames, presented in a beautiful decorative cloth binding and illustrated throughout.
Decorative Binding,First Edition
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 36.99
EU Postage: £ 25.99
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DESCRIPTION
Covering from the source of the Thames above Oxford, down from Gravesend to the Nore. A descriptive, historical and pictorial presentation of the majestic River Thames.
With contributors including W. Senior, D. Maccoll, Professor Bonney, Godfrey Wordsworth Turner, J. Runciman and Edmund Ollier.
Bound in the original decorative cloth, with gilt detail to the board and spine.
Illustrated with two plates, a frontispiece engraving and a map opposing page one, as well as lavish vignette engravings throughout the text.
A first edition of this uncommon work, bound in brilliant decorative cloth.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine slightly discolouring the cloth; boards have sprung a little. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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