Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design
by Joy, Edward ( introduction)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Woodbridge Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 1994. Reprint. Brown Boards. Very Good Minus/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. Type: Z 583pp. 1994. Reprint. This lovely dictionary is profusely illustrated with drawings of furniture design with some supportive text. Gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spine. One light stain with tide-mark to the cloth at the head of the spine measuring 2.5cm x 2.5cm. A similar but small stain mark to the tail of the rear board measuring 2.7cm x 1.5cm. There is no damp damage whatsoever to the textblock. The tail of the spine bumped. There is a 6cm tear to the head of the spine - expertly repaired and two other short tears - all repaired with acid-free conservation tape. Some shelf wear to the wrapper with some creasing to the head and tail of the wrapper. A very good tight clean copy in a good wrapper
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224916
- Title
- Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design
- Author
- Joy, Edward ( introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Brown Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Antique Collectors' Club Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Woodbridge Suffolk
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Antiques Antique Furniture
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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