Empires of the Word
by OSTLER, NICHOLAS
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Folio Society, 2010. 1st Folio Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo. Gilt lettered and decorated black cloth. Housed in beige cardboard slipcase. Bookplate on endpaper o/w fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41310
- Title
- Empires of the Word
- Author
- OSTLER, NICHOLAS
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Folio Edition
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2010
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
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- Folio
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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...