DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTMINSTER TOBACCO BOX, THE PROPERTY OF THE PAST OVERSEERS' SOCIETY Of St. Margaret & St. John the Evangelist Westminster
by Unknown
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Waterlow & Sons. Very Good+. 1887. Hardcover. Compiled by the Overseers for 1887. The Jubilee Year of the reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria. Two parts bound into one volume. Part 1, a facsimile of the 1824 Edition. Part 2, 121 engraved plates. List of the Overseers of the Parishes from 1561 - 1887 & names of subscribers. Clean blue cloth decorated with gilt. Text tight, clean & intact. All edges gilt. Engraved illustrations. Spine ends & corners lightly rubbed. Front internal hinge with paper tear. ; Engravings; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11324
- Title
- DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTMINSTER TOBACCO BOX, THE PROPERTY OF THE PAST OVERSEERS' SOCIETY Of St. Margaret & St. John the Evangelist Westminster
- Author
- Unknown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Publisher
- Waterlow & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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