c1845 2vol Ports, Harbours Of Great Britain Antiquarian Maritime History Books

c1845 2vol Ports, Harbours Of Great Britain Antiquarian Maritime History Books

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c1845 2vol Ports, Harbours Of Great Britain Antiquarian Maritime History Books

Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, And Picturesque Scenery Of Great Britain
Illustrated by Views Taken On The Spot by:
W.H. Bartlett, J.D. Harding, T. Creswick and others
Published by James S. Virtue: London c1845 (undated)
Complete 2 Volume Set In Original Bindings

"William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 - September 13, 1854) was a British artist, best known for his numerous drawings rendered into steel engravings."

Heavy wear and fading to covers with some damage and lifting to the cloth in various places. Leather spines remain in excellent condition with some minor splitting to outer spine joins. All 62 plates present across both volumes as per index for a total of 124 plates. The title page cluster in Volume 1 is loose. The pastedowns have lifted and endpapers have some minor insect damage. There is some foxing present with the vast majority of text being very clean. Several (around 10) pages/plates have "adhered" in a small edge spot in Volume 1 and have left a small spot around 5mm in diameter - no loss of content, pages separated. There is some age "clouding" to the plates and one plate in particular with foxing however the vast majority are quite clean and well presented. Tissue papers are intact. Binding is very good with no other loose pages. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.


Book Dimensions 28cm x 23cm x 3cm (x 2 volumes) - Unpaginated however all plates and associated text pages are present.

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Condition: Good
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: ["2 Volume Set", "Original Bindings With Elaborate Gilt Decorated Leather Spines", "All Edges Gilt"]
Region: Europe
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Heavy wear and fading to covers with some damage and lifting to the cloth in various places. Leather spines remain in excellent condition with some minor splitting to outer spine joins. All 62 plates present across both volumes as per index for a total of 124 plates. The title page cluster in Volume 1 is loose. The pastedowns have lifted and endpapers have some minor insect damage. There is some foxing present with the vast majority of text being very clean. Several (around 10) pages/plates have "adhered" in a small edge spot in Volume 1 and have left a small spot around 5mm in diameter - no loss of content, pages separated. There is some age "clouding" to the plates and one plate in particular with foxing however the vast majority are quite clean and well presented. Tissue papers are intact. Binding is very good with no other loose pages. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: English
Author: W.H. Bartlett, J.D. Harding, T. Creswick
Publisher: James S. Virtue: London
Year Printed: 1845
Sub-subject: British Maritime