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The City of London: The Times Book
by Various
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Times Publishing Co, 1927. No dustwrapper, blue leather spine has some slight wear to the ends, white buckram-covered boards have slight bumping at the corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this large (about 12'' high by 9.5'' across) hard-cover book. No publication date given, but contains material which was originally published in two special numbers of the Times from November 8th and 9th 1927, so probably from not long after. Contains articles by various anonymous authors on aspects of the history and traditions of the City of London. 232pp plus 33pp adverts, numerous b&w illustrations. Please Note: this is a heavy book, weighting around 1700g, so extra postage would be required from buyers outside the UK.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 502076
- Title
- The City of London: The Times Book
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Times Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- London, City of London, The Times
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; British Isles;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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