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The Antiques Care & Repair Handbook
by Jackson, Albert & Day, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1871854016
- ISBN 13
- 9781871854015
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Convent Garden Books, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (Photographic Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Introduction by authors, four appendices, glossary, index and acknowledgements. Illustrated end pages. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations. Photographic laminated boards with brown and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Photographic dustwrapper, same photographs as for underlying boards with black and brown coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A comprehensive, fully illustrated, look on how to prepare basically any antique or collectible in your house. Whether it be jewellery, glassware, upholstery or ceramics etc., it's covered. Rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges. A little age toning of the textblock edges. Some foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Chipping to the top right-hand corner of the front panel with rubbing of the other dustwrapper edges and panels. Some fine foxing to the verso. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [3], 4 - 256 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Repair; ISBN: 1871854016. ISBN/EAN: 9781871854015. Inventory No: 0128440. . 9781871854015
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0128440
- Title
- The Antiques Care & Repair Handbook
- Author
- Jackson, Albert & Day, David
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Photographic Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1871854016
- ISBN 13
- 9781871854015
- Publisher
- Convent Garden Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Antiques, collectables, repair, care, handbook Antiques & Collectibles; Repair; Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 1871854016 EAN: 9781871854015 Jackson, Albert & Day, David The Antiques Care & Repair Handbook
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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