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An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland
by Worsaae, J J A
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- Hardcover
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; John Murray, 1852., 1852. Hardcover. Octavo. xxiii, [1], 359 pp, [1], 32 (advertisements). Illustrations in text. Book Condition: Good. Recased using original boards by Remnant and Edmonds with original spine and calf title label laid-on. Marbled cloth with blind-ruled panels to boards; gilt flag motif to upper board. Pink endpapers with original retailer's ticket to front pastedown (Mitchell of Old Bond Street). Original spine sunned with several splits and 2-inch loss at head; loss to title label to two edges. Boards edge rubbed and upper corners bumped; inner hinges split. Bookplates and handwritten name & address of former owner to front pastedown & ffep (Edward Ellice and R H Walton). Some offsetting; a little minor corner-creasing to leaves and foxing & toning, mainly to textblock edge. Scarce.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3819
- Title
- An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Author
- Worsaae, J J A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London; John Murray, 1852.
- Date Published
- 1852
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- FFEP
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- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Sunned
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- Cloth
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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...
- Calf
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