The Book Of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient & Mediaeval.
by Delamotte, F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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LEICESTER, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Spon. Landscape format. Blind stamped boards with elaborate gilt title. Book consists of alphabets ancient & modern, with numerals from the 8th century onwards. Including gothic, church text, large & small, German arabesque, initials for illumination. For the use of draughtsmen, masons, decorative painters. lithographers, engravers, carvers etc. Hinges a little pulled. Top of spine starting to split. Minor corners wear. Small ink spots to lower page edges when closed. Name in ink written on verso of front endpaper which has caused small ink spot on title page. Contents clean & complete . Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 1860.
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- Bookseller
- Black Cat Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001318
- Title
- The Book Of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient & Mediaeval.
- Author
- Delamotte, F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- Spon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cat 20;
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LEICESTER, Leicestershire
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- Gilt
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