Flags Through the Ages and Across the World
by Whitney Smith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 11.5" by 9". Emil Buhrer. The first edition of this work on flags from around the world by Whitney Smith, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. With full colour illustrations of flags throughout. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work was written by Witney Smith, the executive director at the Flag Research Centre in Winchester. This work provides a comprehensive guide to flags from around the world during the time of publication and prior. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only the odd very minor spot to the endpapers. The wrap is also lovely with only a small closed tear and slight creasing to the head of the spine. The odd spot to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and very lightly age toned pages to the extremities. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879Z34
- Title
- Flags Through the Ages and Across the World
- Author
- Whitney Smith
- Illustrator
- Emil Buhrer
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- First edition Flags Illustrated Travel Flags
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Verso
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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