Henri Twining (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo. Contemporary leather binding, spine simply gilt. Marbled boards. XII, 418, (4) pp. 18 plates, of them 12 with Norwegian motives. With guarding paper in front of plates. COSTUME PLATES HANDCOLOURED. Schiötz 1099 **. Bring 569. A few minor stains.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce first edition of Henri Twining's detailed travelled work on Norway and Sweden at the beginning of the nineteenth century, illustrated with folding plates. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. In the original French. A fascinating travel work documenting the author's experiences travelling in Norway and Sweden at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Illustrated with ten folding plates and eight plates. Collated, complete. However plate facing page 360 is lacking the top third of the plate, thus lacking the folding part. Half-title is present. Written by Henri Twining. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the boards. A little fading to the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Very Good. book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1836 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 507 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 507.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1836 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 513 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 513.