Catalogue of the printed books in the library of His Grace the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, and in London : with index of subjects
by Nicholson, J. ; Portland, Duke of, Welbeck Abbey
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- A few minor ink annotations (chiefly being a note at the foot of several pages 'Revise dupl.' with a date varying from A
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About This Item
Printed for private circulation, by C.F. Roworth, London, xxx edition, 1893. Red pebbled cloth over bevelled boards, gilt arms on front board, top edge gilt, 4to, 30 cm,. 621 pp. A scarce catalogue. A few minor ink annotations (chiefly being a note at the foot of several pages 'Revise dupl.' with a date varying from April 1892 to April 1893), Covers slighty rubbed,spine slightly faded, otherwise Near Very Good.
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- Wykeham Books
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- BIBLIO-52770
- Title
- Catalogue of the printed books in the library of His Grace the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, and in London : with index of subjects
- Author
- Nicholson, J. ; Portland, Duke of, Welbeck Abbey
- Format/Binding
- Red pebbled cloth over bevelled boards, gilt arms on front board, top edge gilt, 4to, 30 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - A few minor ink annotations (chiefly being a note at the foot of several pages 'Revise dupl.' with a date varying from A
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for private circulation, by C.F. Roworth, London, xxx edition, 1893
- Date Published
- 1893
- Pages
- 621 pp
- Keywords
- Nicholson, John or Nicholson, John or Portland, William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Welbeck, Abbey Portland, William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of 1857-1943 -- Library -- Catalogs. Portland, William John Art
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- Library Catalogues : Private Libraries;
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Wykeham Books
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About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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