London & Paris: Fisher, 1838. 4to, 84 + 4 pp. Illustrated by 29 plates (frontispiece and engraved title page included), depicting charming views in India, drawn from nature by G.F. White and engraved by W. Purser and H. Jorden. Foxed in margins. Contemporary burgundy morocco binding. Boards decorated with blind tooling at the corners and a gilt print medallion in the centre showing a dancing woman in front of an audience. Gilt print title on spine. All edges gilt. Binding loose at the lower joint travel

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Bookseller: Antiquariaat Marc Van de Wiele (BE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5468
Title: Views in India, chiefly among the Himalaya mountains
Author: WHITE, George Francis
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Fisher
Place of Publication: London & Paris
Date Published: 1838

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In 1976 Marc Van de Wiele rents a small shop in Prinsenhof, in Bruges. In 1977 he marries Anette. They move to the Sint-Salvatorskoorstraat, very close to the Simon Stévin square, a few years later.
In 1992, they buy and renovate a historical building on the corner of the Sint-Salvatorskerkhof and the Heilige Geeststraat.
Since forty years Marc Van de Wiele specialises in illustrated books from the 15th till the 20th century: books of hours, incunabula, natural history, atlases, medical books and books of artists. In 2004 Nathalie Van de Wiele (degree in romance languages) came into the business.

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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...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....