The Danube: Its History, Scenery, and Topography.
London: Virtue & Co, 1844. Binding: Contemporary full morocco, upper board with title gilt within 1 straight lined gilt boarder with intricate design within 3 straight lined gilt boarders rebacked expertly saving the original spine. Spine with 6 gilt desiged compartment of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four. All edges in gilt, marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: W. H. Bartlett. Bartlett was a most prolific and popular Eruropean traveler-artists of the 19th century. Engravings show views of the Danube starting from Ulm going onto Passau to Vienna, then to Budapest then to Belgrade and finally ending at Sulina or mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to, Illustration: Frontis portrait of Beattie, engraved title with a vignette scene entitled “Castle of Durrenstein”, title page contains a small image containing swords and shields, 82 steel-engraved full page plates depicting various views in the Danube region, and 2 maps., Pages: P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, preface iii-iv, contents, plate listing,1-236, Category: ; Book Plate Books General; Book Europe Hungary; Book Europe General. Some occasional faint browning, otherwise a very good example, in decorative period binding. Item #B2848
Binding: Contemporary full morocco, upper board with title gilt within 1 straight lined gilt boarder with intricate design within 3 straight lined gilt boarders rebacked expertly saving the original spine. Spine with 6 gilt desiged compartment of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four. All edges in gilt, marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: W. H. Bartlett. Bartlett was a most prolific and popular Eruropean traveler-artists of the 19th century. Engravings show views of the Danube starting from Ulm going onto Passau to Vienna, then to Budapest then to Belgrade and finally ending at Sulina or mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to, Illustration: Frontis portrait of Beattie, engraved title with a vignette scene entitled “Castle of Durrenstein”, title page contains a small image containing swords and shields, 82 steel-engraved full page plates depicting various views in the Danube region, and 2 maps., Pages: P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, preface iii-iv, contents, plate listing,1-236, Category: ; Book Plate Books General; Book Europe Hungary; Book Europe General.
Price: $1,500.00