London: Homeland Association, 1928. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good. Pitcairn, Phyllis. First printing. 204 pp., 8 plates (plans, tokens, signs), index, octavo, burgundy buckram with gilt titles. Tight, square copy with no significant flaws. Cloth and gilt are fresh, not faded and only slightly worn at tips. Small, neat owner's stamp in ffep, some foxing to preliminaries and edges of text block. A very attractive copy of this rare book.

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Bookseller: Inno Dubelaar Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 787461
Title: The Mermaid and Mitre Taverns in Old London
Author: Rogers, Kenneth O.B.E., M.D. (Lond)
Illustrator: Pitcairn, Phyllis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Homeland Association
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1928
Bookseller catalogs: British History;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...