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The History of London. From Its Foundation to the Present Time: Volume I only
by William Maitland
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756. 2nd Edition . Good Plus. 11 x 15.5 inches (27.5 x 41 cm). Later quarter calf binding with brown buckram boards. Spine has six raised bands and morocco title label. Volume I only of the two volume set, and lacking all plates except the frontis. Title page has significant loss to edges and to lower left corner with some loss of text. Page has been laid down on a new sheet when rebound. Light damp stain to upper corner of front boards and light water marking to upper corner of some pages. Text has scattered marking and patches of foxing. Browning to some pages, text is complete. A good solid example although without the illustrations. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a very heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate - a postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Please contact us for an accurate postage cost for your location. Size: 11 x 15.5 inches (27.5 x 41 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: viii, 712
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1180E130
- Title
- The History of London. From Its Foundation to the Present Time: Volume I only
- Author
- William Maitland
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Osborne and J. Shipton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1756
- Size
- 11 x 15.5 inches (27.5 x 41 cm)
- Keywords
- London, Topography
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Topography;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
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
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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