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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PORT OF BELFAST (SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY)
by Owen, D.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Belfast, Ireland: Mayne, Boyd & Son, Limited, 1917. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Quarto, 10.5 in. x 7.3 in, pp. ix, [3], 96. Illustrated with color frontis and dozens of tissue-guarded photographic plates. Three fold-out maps. Inscribed to T.V. Gilbert and signed by the author in ink on the front flyleaf. Luxuriously rebound in burgundy morocco with decorative ruling in blind over marbled boards. Gilt title on black panel, and four raised bands with gilt bandlines, to spine. Newer endpapers. Plastic sheath to rear pastedown to hold laid in items. Light age-toning to pages. In plastic casing adhered to rear pastedown:
Laid in: 1986 "Port of Belfast Bicentenary" special edition (eight newsprint pages), published by The Belfast Telegraph on September 25, 1985.
Laid-in: Glossy 6 in. x 8 in. undated black and white aerial photogaph of Belfast Harbor.
Laid in: 1986 "Port of Belfast Bicentenary" special edition (eight newsprint pages), published by The Belfast Telegraph on September 25, 1985.
Laid-in: Glossy 6 in. x 8 in. undated black and white aerial photogaph of Belfast Harbor.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87389
- Title
- A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PORT OF BELFAST (SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY)
- Author
- Owen, D.J
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Mayne, Boyd & Son, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Belfast, Ireland
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Belfast Harbor
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- Rebound
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- Morocco
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
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- Inscribed
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