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Bibliomania in the Middle Ages
by Merryweather, F. Somner
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Merryweather, 1849. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Thin 8vo. 218pp. Title page in red and black. A fine copy. The binding is by Bartlett of Boston. Full polished calf. Six compartments with raised bands, gilt; red leather lettering labels, gilt. Gilt border rules on the boards, and gilt floral rule inneer dentelles. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy.
Merryweather covers various aspects like book production, collection, and ownership practices during the period, and includes the role of monasteries in copying and preserving manuscripts, the development of libraries, and the emergence of universities.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23610
- Title
- Bibliomania in the Middle Ages
- Author
- Merryweather, F. Somner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Merryweather
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
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- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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