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English Bookbindings in the British Museum
by Fletcher, William Younger
- Used
- Condition
- Blue cloth to simulate watered silk, with gilt lettering, t.e.g. Some fading to spine, corners slightly bumped, minor foxing, el
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Kegan, Paul Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. Number 420 of 500 copies. 63 chromolithographic plates. 1 vols. Folio. Blue cloth to simulate watered silk, with gilt lettering, t.e.g. Some fading to spine, corners slightly bumped, minor foxing, else very good. Bookplates. Number 420 of 500 copies. 63 chromolithographic plates. 1 vols. Folio. This volume serves not only as an historical reference, but the chromolithographic facsimiles of some of the most beautiful and historical bindings are often of actual size and texture; they are exquisite. Mejer 1345
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 323401
- Title
- English Bookbindings in the British Museum
- Author
- Fletcher, William Younger
- Format/Binding
- 63 chromolithographic plates. 1 vols. Folio
- Book Condition
- Used - Blue cloth to simulate watered silk, with gilt lettering, t.e.g. Some fading to spine, corners slightly bumped, minor foxing, el
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Number 420 of 500 copies
- Publisher
- Kegan, Paul Trench, Trubner & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Bookbinding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Architecture & Design;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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