CONSTANTINOPLE
by VAN MILLINGEN, Alexander; painted by GOBLE, Warwick:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A and C Black. 1906. First edition. First edition. Publisher's original beige cloth, with gilt titles and illustration to the upper board and spine, in the matching illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with 63 colour plates by Warwick Goble. Folding map to the rear. An excellent near fine copy, the binding tight and square, with a little bumping to the spine ends and corners, the cloth and colour illustration remain bright and fresh. The contents, with a little toning to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. All plates and the map are in fine condition. Complete with the very good, rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper that has several short closed tears mostly to the top edge and a longer tear to the rear spine fold. The spine is a little toned and there are a few pieces of tape to the underside. Scarce in the original dustwrapper. Part of Adam and Charles Black 20 shilling series, which used the newly invented three colour printing technique to create their illustrated colour plates. Provides a historical and cultural overview of Constantinople, now Istanbul. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23964
- Title
- CONSTANTINOPLE
- Author
- VAN MILLINGEN, Alexander; painted by GOBLE, Warwick:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: A and C Black. 1906
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....