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Treasures of the British Library
by Barker, Nicolas; Curatorial Staff Of The British Library
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0810916533
- ISBN 13
- 9780810916531
- Seller
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Presumed First. Hardcover. 0810916533 . Navy blue cloth hard cover with gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner bookplate on front paste down. Previous owner purchase information small & neatly written in gutter of Contents page. Otherwise, fine. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 272 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3811
- Title
- Treasures of the British Library
- Author
- Barker, Nicolas; Curatorial Staff Of The British Library
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Presumed First
- ISBN 10
- 0810916533
- ISBN 13
- 9780810916531
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 0810916533, "great Britain, History, Library, Collection, Art "
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
Biblio member since 2014
Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...