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A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, from the Establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the Present Time ... with Critical and Explanatory Notes by J. R. Planché
by Strutt, Joseph
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- Condition
- Publisher's half brown morocco and marbled boards, a.e.g. Rebacked, preserving original spines, plates fine. Bookplate of Henry
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. Second edition. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece to each volume and 143 hand-colored engraved plates of costumes. cxvii, [i], 117, [1]; vi, 279, [1] pp. 2 vols. 4to. Publisher's half brown morocco and marbled boards, a.e.g. Rebacked, preserving original spines, plates fine. Bookplate of Henry H. Humphrey. Second edition. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece to each volume and 143 hand-colored engraved plates of costumes. cxvii, [i], 117, [1]; vi, 279, [1] pp. 2 vols. 4to. The second edition of Strutt's monumental work on the costume of England, first published in 1796. Colas 2824
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 262717
- Title
- A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, from the Establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the Present Time ... with Critical and Explanatory Notes by J. R. Planché
- Author
- Strutt, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hand-colored engraved frontispiece to each volume and 143 hand-colored engraved plates of costumes. cxvii, [i], 117, [1]; vi, 27
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's half brown morocco and marbled boards, a.e.g. Rebacked, preserving original spines, plates fine. Bookplate of Henry
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- Costume | Color Plate | Gift Ideas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; History, Travel & Geography;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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About James Cummins Bookseller
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