Calender of the Records of The Corporation of Gloucester
by Stevenson, W H [compiled by]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- , spine soiled, head of spine has small repair with new piece of parchment, corners bumped as well as top and tail of spine, cov/, no dustwrapper
- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Gloucester Corporation, Gloucestershire, 1893 Limited edition of 50. Hardback. , spine soiled, head of spine has small repair with new piece of parchment, corners bumped as well as top and tail of spine, covers spotted, light and scattered foxing after endpapers front and rear, page edges chipped where untrimmed, otherwise book in g/, no dustwrapper. octavo, approx 10 x 7 inches. , 555 pages which includes a general index plus 6 page list of subscribers at rear. Large paper edition limited to 50 copies of which this is No. 12. Three double page sepia illustrations plus one fold out plate near to front of book parchment cover with gilt lettering on spine and front cover, cloth hinges, fore and lower edges untrimmed, top edge gilt
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- Bookseller
- Keogh's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21386
- Title
- Calender of the Records of The Corporation of Gloucester
- Author
- Stevenson, W H [compiled by]
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- , no dustwrapper
- Edition
- Limited edition of 50
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by Gloucester Corporation
- Place of Publication
- , Gloucestershire
- Date Published
- , 1893
- Keywords
- Stevenson, W H [compiled by], Calender of the Records of The Corporation of Gloucester
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About the Seller
Keogh's Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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