Life on the Upper Thames By H. R. Robertson.

ROBERTSON, H. R. (Henry Robert Robertson 1839-1921):

Published by London : Virtue Spalding and Co 26 Ivy Lane Paternoster Row, 1875

About this Item

A very good full leather binding by "Ramage". 4to. pp.x./[2pp.]/pp.214 + 36 full-page plates )by H. R. Robertson and engraved by W. J. Palmer) plus 74 additional illustrations within the text. Black Morroco over thick boards. Fron board with gilt decoration and titles. Rear board with the same gilt decoration. Spine with 5 raised bands with gilt decoration and gilt titles. All page edges gilt. Gilt binder's stamp to lower turn-in, verso of the front board: "Bound By Ramage London". Marbled endpapers. Neat dedication to front free-endpaper: "Mr. Victor Delcosta Andiade from his friend Alfred Wm. Bates 28th November 1876". Light foxing throughout, not detracting from the clear text and bright illustrations. VG. ** Solomon Victor Del Costa Andrade (1855 - 1949) . Census records show that he was a "Feather Merchant".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life on the Upper Thames By H. R. Robertson.
• Publisher: London : Virtue Spalding and Co 26 Ivy Lane Paternoster Row
• Publication Date: 1875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • BINDINGS::19TH CENTURY