Author: Alfred J. Church
Title: Isis and Thamesis: Hours on the River from Oxford to Henley
Description: London, Seeley & Co. 1886. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this journey along the river Thames by Alfred J Church. The first trade edition of this work, which takes the reader on a personal journey on the river Thames from Oxford to Henley, passing through Abingdon, Dorchester, Wallingford, and Basildon. A J Church offers sketches of the local area as well as observations based on his own experiences. With twelve full page plates and vignettes in text. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Some minor marking to the boards. With a previous ownership stamp to the front free endpaper, JD Knowles, as well as an inscription to the half title written on evidence of the removal of the bookplate, with light tide marks, dated 1905. internally, firmly bound With a minor faint spotting to the first and last few leaves. Otherwise, the pages are generally bright and clean. With twelve full page plates and vignettes in text. Collated, complete. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: thames river first editions river Not Stated
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Title: Isis and Thamesis: Hours on the River from Oxford to Henley
Description: London, Seeley & Co. 1886. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this journey along the river Thames by Alfred J Church. The first trade edition of this work, which takes the reader on a personal journey on the river Thames from Oxford to Henley, passing through Abingdon, Dorchester, Wallingford, and Basildon. A J Church offers sketches of the local area as well as observations based on his own experiences. With twelve full page plates and vignettes in text. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Some minor marking to the boards. With a previous ownership stamp to the front free endpaper, JD Knowles, as well as an inscription to the half title written on evidence of the removal of the bookplate, with light tide marks, dated 1905. internally, firmly bound With a minor faint spotting to the first and last few leaves. Otherwise, the pages are generally bright and clean. With twelve full page plates and vignettes in text. Collated, complete. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: thames river first editions river Not Stated
Price: GBP 65.00 = appr. US$ 92.82 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 792A51
- Book number: 792A51
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