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The history and treasures of Westminster Abbey / by Lawrence E. Tanner; with a foreword by Alan C. Don
by Lawrence E. Tanner
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Pitkin, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG beige cloth covered boards (12" x 9") with gilt lettering along spine. Binding secure; contents clean and unmarked. Dust jacket not price clipped; moderate rubbing and large chip along edges. Illustrated enepapers. 127pp. B/w images throughout. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033642
- Title
- The history and treasures of Westminster Abbey / by Lawrence E. Tanner; with a foreword by Alan C. Don
- Author
- Lawrence E. Tanner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pitkin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953-01-01
- Weight
- 0.63 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History:World:British Isles;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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