Illustrated Travels (six volumes in three)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: good for age. restoration project. Binding in acceptable condition with boards and spine nearly detached; internally the book block is sound and clean with no significant foxing, tears, or other defects.
This three-volume set of "Illustrated Travels: A Record of Discovery, Geography, and Adventure," edited by H.W. Bates and published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin between 1869 and 1875, presents a magnificent Victorian record of worldwide exploration, gathering accounts of discovery and geographical adventure from correspondents and travellers across six continents and illustrating them with engravings by celebrated artists including Gustave Doré, making it one of the most visually ambitious travel publications of the nineteenth century.
Author: H. W. Bates
Format: Hardback
Published: 1869, Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: good for age. restoration project. Binding in acceptable condition with boards and spine nearly detached; internally the book block is sound and clean with no significant foxing, tears, or other defects.
This three-volume set of "Illustrated Travels: A Record of Discovery, Geography, and Adventure," edited by H.W. Bates and published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin between 1869 and 1875, presents a magnificent Victorian record of worldwide exploration, gathering accounts of discovery and geographical adventure from correspondents and travellers across six continents and illustrating them with engravings by celebrated artists including Gustave Doré, making it one of the most visually ambitious travel publications of the nineteenth century.