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Title: Picturesque Europe
Description: London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. [1892-7]. Cloth. An impressive large set dedicated to the beauty of Europe, stunningly and richly illustrated by a variety of talented artists. Complete with two volumes dedicated to the British Isles and three volumes on the Continent. Large paper copies, in the original publisher's uniform bindings.A seriously striking group exploring scenes and places of interest around the British Isles and European regions, depicting nature and tourist haunts in Europe. Descriptive text is lavishly illustrated by the likes of J. W. Whymper, W. H. J Boot, T. L. Rowbotham, T. D. Scott, P. Skelton, W. L. Jones, C. J. Staniland, C. Emery, Harry Fenn, and many other prominent artists. Featuring frontispieces and additional engraved title pages, as well as eleven full page steel engravings per volume and numerous further engravings on wood in text. Collated, complete.First published in the mid-1870s by D. Appleton & Co, this is the edited edition printed by Cassell & Co. Dated from Jisc.Publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings with decorative gilt tooling to boards and spine, gilt to edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, head and tail of spine lightly bumped, few minor marks to front board vol. V. Back strip vol. II and IV now laid down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: europe illustrated travel illustrated Various
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Title: Picturesque Europe
Description: London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. [1892-7]. Cloth. An impressive large set dedicated to the beauty of Europe, stunningly and richly illustrated by a variety of talented artists. Complete with two volumes dedicated to the British Isles and three volumes on the Continent. Large paper copies, in the original publisher's uniform bindings.A seriously striking group exploring scenes and places of interest around the British Isles and European regions, depicting nature and tourist haunts in Europe. Descriptive text is lavishly illustrated by the likes of J. W. Whymper, W. H. J Boot, T. L. Rowbotham, T. D. Scott, P. Skelton, W. L. Jones, C. J. Staniland, C. Emery, Harry Fenn, and many other prominent artists. Featuring frontispieces and additional engraved title pages, as well as eleven full page steel engravings per volume and numerous further engravings on wood in text. Collated, complete.First published in the mid-1870s by D. Appleton & Co, this is the edited edition printed by Cassell & Co. Dated from Jisc.Publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings with decorative gilt tooling to boards and spine, gilt to edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, head and tail of spine lightly bumped, few minor marks to front board vol. V. Back strip vol. II and IV now laid down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: europe illustrated travel illustrated Various
Price: GBP 1350.00 = appr. US$ 1927.78 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 837A42
- Book number: 837A42
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