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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
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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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- 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
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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.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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- 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,...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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.
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