Christopher Wordsworth - Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical - 1840
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Christopher Wordsworth, author and illustrator, presents Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical, a first edition travel and topographical work in English from 1840 in half leather binding, with 383 pages, measuring 25.0 cm by 16.5 cm, published by William S. Orr and Co.
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Christopher Wordsworth - Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical - 1840
An exceptionally handsome first edition copy of Christopher Wordsworth’s definitive 19th-century topographical and historical work on Greece. First published in serial parts between 1839 and 1840, this complete 1840 volume remains one of the most celebrated travel and archaeological records of the Victorian era.
Richly Illustrated: Contains an engraved vignette title page, 28 full-page steel-engraved plates/maps, and over 350 highly detailed wood engravings integrated directly into the text block.
Features masterfully rendered scenes from prominent period artists including Copley Fielding, T. Creswick, D. Cox Jun., Harvey, Meissonier, Sargent, Daubigny, and Jaques.
Housed in a premium period full-leather configuration with intricately gilt-embossed panels, raised spine bands, and double-gilt-ruled board borders.
Condition Report:
Binding & Exterior: Good. Bound in full dark leather (likely calfskin or morocco). The front and rear boards are firmly attached with elegant double-gilt ruling borders intact. The spine features traditional raised bands with nicely preserved gilt detailing. Moderate rubbing and wear are visible along the spine joints, head/tail caps, and corner tips, with minor surface loss typical for an authentic binding of this age.
Interior Block: Good. The internal text pages are remarkably tight and securely attached to the binding structure. The text blocks are generally clean with light, uniform age-toning.
Plates & Foxing: Typical for this specific 1840 printing, scattered foxing/browning is present, primarily affecting the preliminary pages, the engraved frontispieces, and the borders of select steel plates. The structural hinges exhibit partial paper separation/cracking inside the inner boards, but the overall structural integrity of the binding remains completely stable. An old ink ownership signature ("G. Boig's" or similar) is present on the top corner of the yellow-coated front endpaper.
Dimensions: Approximately 25.0 cm x 16.5 cm (Thickness: ~4.5 cm)
Page Count: xxvii (preliminaries, tables, and illustration lists) + 356 pages of core text.
Photos supplement descriptions.
"Please View & Used the photos for Part of Description & Further Condition Details"!!!
Ship tracked & Insured.
Christopher Wordsworth - Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical - 1840
An exceptionally handsome first edition copy of Christopher Wordsworth’s definitive 19th-century topographical and historical work on Greece. First published in serial parts between 1839 and 1840, this complete 1840 volume remains one of the most celebrated travel and archaeological records of the Victorian era.
Richly Illustrated: Contains an engraved vignette title page, 28 full-page steel-engraved plates/maps, and over 350 highly detailed wood engravings integrated directly into the text block.
Features masterfully rendered scenes from prominent period artists including Copley Fielding, T. Creswick, D. Cox Jun., Harvey, Meissonier, Sargent, Daubigny, and Jaques.
Housed in a premium period full-leather configuration with intricately gilt-embossed panels, raised spine bands, and double-gilt-ruled board borders.
Condition Report:
Binding & Exterior: Good. Bound in full dark leather (likely calfskin or morocco). The front and rear boards are firmly attached with elegant double-gilt ruling borders intact. The spine features traditional raised bands with nicely preserved gilt detailing. Moderate rubbing and wear are visible along the spine joints, head/tail caps, and corner tips, with minor surface loss typical for an authentic binding of this age.
Interior Block: Good. The internal text pages are remarkably tight and securely attached to the binding structure. The text blocks are generally clean with light, uniform age-toning.
Plates & Foxing: Typical for this specific 1840 printing, scattered foxing/browning is present, primarily affecting the preliminary pages, the engraved frontispieces, and the borders of select steel plates. The structural hinges exhibit partial paper separation/cracking inside the inner boards, but the overall structural integrity of the binding remains completely stable. An old ink ownership signature ("G. Boig's" or similar) is present on the top corner of the yellow-coated front endpaper.
Dimensions: Approximately 25.0 cm x 16.5 cm (Thickness: ~4.5 cm)
Page Count: xxvii (preliminaries, tables, and illustration lists) + 356 pages of core text.
Photos supplement descriptions.
"Please View & Used the photos for Part of Description & Further Condition Details"!!!
Ship tracked & Insured.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Geography, Travels
Book title
Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical
Author/ Illustrator
Christopher Wordsworth
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1840
Height
25 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
16.5 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
William S. Orr and Co., Paternoster Row, London
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
383
