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The Grandfather Clock
by Ernest L Edwardes
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$177.77$159.99
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About This Item
Altrincham : John Sherratt and Son , 1952 . Leather. Near Fine. 9.5" by 7.5". None stated . The new edition of this study of the grandfather clock by Ernest L Edwardes, in a handsome red crushed half morocco binding and illustrated throughout. The new edition, revised and enlarged. In a lovely vibrant crushed half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Gilt fore edge and details with raised bands to the spine and a ribbon bookmark.Bound by Morrel with binder's stamp to the front blank. Illustrated with a frontispiece, diagrams and 47 monochrome plates. Collated complete.This work was written by Ernest L. Edwardes and contains a comprehensive study of the grandfather clock. Bound in crushed half morocco. Externally excellent with only slight fading to the spine and the odd minor mark to the boards. Light offsetting to the extremities of the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882Z18
- Title
- The Grandfather Clock
- Author
- Ernest L Edwardes
- Illustrator
- None stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Sherratt and Son
- Place of Publication
- Altrincham
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 9.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Illustrated Grandfather clock Half crushed morocco Grandfather clock
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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- Cloth
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- Fore Edge
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- Raised Band(s)
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