[Souvenir of San Jose, California and the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton. In Photo-gravure from Recent Negatives.
by [PHOTOGRAVURES]. Wittemann,
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Charlottesville , Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York:: [The Company],.. Title and sixteen unpaged leaves with images on the rectos only. Oblong 8vo, green simulated [?]snakeskin, worn at edges; gilt title on front cover; newly sewn with silk cord through existing holes in binding. Twenty wonderfully crisp and detailed images on sixteen pages from the workshop of the brothers, Adolph and Herman Wittemann, founded in 1890 and who specialized in view books and scenic postcards. The company finally ceased in 1952.
Details
- Bookseller
- Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4037
- Title
- [Souvenir of San Jose, California and the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton. In Photo-gravure from Recent Negatives.
- Author
- [PHOTOGRAVURES]. Wittemann,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- New York:: [The Company],.
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About the Seller
Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books
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Charlottesville , Virginia
About Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books
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Shipping, handling and insurance are charged at $7.50 for the first volume; $2.00 for each additional volume.
Mastercard or Visa, or by check in U.S. funds. Virginia residents please
add 5.3% sales tax.
New customers unknown to us, please send check with order. Libraries will be billed in any manner suited to their budgetary requirements.
Shipping, handling and insurance are charged at $7.50 for the first volume; $2.00 for each additional volume.
Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...