Between the Covers

Hardcover. Proof copy. Volume 1 only (of 2). Edited by W.G. Fearnside. Octavo. 190, [2]pp., 69 engraved plates and 1 folding panoramic map of the Rhine at the rear. Contemporary dark green quarter morocco and moiré cloth boards, all edges gilt. The binding is moderately stained and worn at the edges, hinges are split, else good, the interior plates are clean and tight. Very good bright proof impressions of Tombleson's famous topographical steel engravings of the Rhine from Cologne to Mainz. All 69 proofs are printed on Japan tissue paper and tipped in on thick paper plates.

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