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Nuremberg
by Mrs Arthur G Bell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black , 1905. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Arthur G Bell. The first edition of this work regarding the city of Nuremberg , beautifully captured with numerous water-colours. The first edition of this work, providing a tour of the city of Nuremberg in Germany, described by Arthur G. Bell's wife and illustrated with twenty beautiful water-colours by Arthur G. Bell. Collated, complete. With historical notes on the development of the city from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, and observations on its burgs, convents, connections, and churches. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The cloth to the spine has slightly darkened, the boards only slightly warped. With a minor bumping to the head of the spine, minor soiling to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. With a tide-mark affecting the lower gutter and the upper right margin of the text block, affecting particularly the leaves of plates due to he type of paper used, otherwise only slightly cockling the leaves. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with twenty beautiful water-colours by Arthur G. Bell. Collated, complete. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 791A27
- Title
- Nuremberg
- Author
- Mrs Arthur G Bell
- Illustrator
- Arthur G Bell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- nuremberg first editions adam and charles black first editions
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Rooke Books
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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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- Cloth
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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