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A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY OF IRELAND
by Burke, Sir Bernard. Edited by Ashworth P. Burke
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- Very Good
- Condition
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Harrison and Sons, 1904. Tenth Edition. hardover. Very good. Small quarto (approx. 7 1/4" wide by 10 3/4" tall) red cloth covers with beveled edges, top edge gilt, gilt spine titles and gilt emblem on top cover. Illustrated with coats of arms. Includes Corrigenda tipped in at front. [vi] + 673 [1] + 15 pages of: A List of Messrs. Harrison & Sons Publications. Frontispiece: The Arms of His Majesty King Edward VII. A few penciled notes on rear blank. Some scattered foxing; minor spotting on covers. Hinges starting, but still a sound copy. 092717E
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000021084
- Title
- A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY OF IRELAND
- Author
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Edited by Ashworth P. Burke
- Format/Binding
- Hardover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Tenth Edition
- Publisher
- Harrison and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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