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An Historical Essay on the Livery Companies of London with a Short History of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers
by R.J. Cheeswright
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Self published, 1881. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Brown tape acid stain to frontispiece Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, bar chips to top and/or bottom section of spine. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. All edges gilt in good condition. Covers are grubby in spots but otherwise in sound condition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; England; 19th century; History. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 15682. .
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- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15682
- Title
- An Historical Essay on the Livery Companies of London with a Short History of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers
- Author
- R.J. Cheeswright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Embossed Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Self published
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Antiquarian & Rare; England; 19th century; History. R.J. Cheeswright An Historical Essay on the Livery Companies of London with a Short History of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers
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Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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About the Seller
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Biblio member since 2004
Katoomba, New South Wales
About Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Mr Pickwick's occupies a large, 3-storey former Bank building in the heart of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. We carry over 60,000 books in store, and cater to both the specialist collector trade as well as the general book trade in this region. Mr Pickwick's is one of the most comprehensive bookshops in Australia, and also operates an extensive Bookfinder service for its several thousand database clients.
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
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