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THE ROYAL PHILATELIC COLLECTION - IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE
by Sir John Wilson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Viscount Kemsley at the Dropmore Press Ltd. , 1952. first edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 10 x 14 1/2 in. Paginated in sections. Scarlet cloth boards with gilt crest on cover, titles on spine. Text has full-pg color plates with tissue guards and numerous B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers are like near new with minor wear to the spine cloth. No shelf wear, extremely clean and fresh. Binding tight and text spotless. Slipcase is in the same scarlet color and is very good, with mild wear to edges, a few tiny spots, a bit scuffed on one side, top a little dented. Overall a very fine copy. Oversize, will require extra shipping costs. Antiques. RGR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43558
- Title
- THE ROYAL PHILATELIC COLLECTION - IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE
- Author
- Sir John Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Viscount Kemsley at the Dropmore Press Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques;
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Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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"...
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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