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Old and New London: a Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. In Six Volumes
by Thornbury, Walter; Walford, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1889. Vols. I - II by Walter Thornbury, Vol. II dated 1889 title page. Vols. III-VI by Edward Walford. Vols I and III-VI undated. Six volumes bound in contemporary half pebbled morocco over marbled boards, black morocco labels with gilt lettering back, marbled end papers, tops gilt, ribbon markers. The bookplates of George Clifford Thomas, American golf course architect, botanist, and author, front paste downs. Numerous illustrations some full-page, of maps, plans, portraits, views, buildings, etc. Very Good Plus, morocco rubbed at corners and edges, bump to fore edge rear board Vol. I. A quite handsome set in lovely bindings. Additional shipping charges will be requested for international and priority mail due to weight and volume of this set. Please inquire. . New Edition, Revised and Corrected . Half Pebbled Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Imperial 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008246
- Title
- Old and New London: a Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. In Six Volumes
- Author
- Thornbury, Walter; Walford, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- New Edition, Revised and Corrected
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter & Galpin
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris & New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- Imperial 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Glossary
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- 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"...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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