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Ryedale and North Yorkshire Antiquities
by George Frank
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
York; London: Sampson Brothers; Elliot Stock, 1888. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A comprehensive guide to the antiquities and notable landmarks of North Yorkshire. A new edition. In the original full cloth binding with gilt lettering. With fourteen vignette wood engravings. Collated complete. A detailed guide to the antiquities and notable landmarks of Ryedale and North Yorkshire. Written by George Frank, the author of 'A Guide to Ryedale' which was the inspiration and predecessor of this edition. With information on the abbeys, museums, monasteries and crosses, throughout the spectrum of early English history. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free endpaper. In the original full cloth binding with gilt lettering. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges and wear to the spine. Fading to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Binding tender between pages xiv and xv. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free endpaper. Pages bright and clean with light age-toning to the edges. A small tear to the bottom of page xvii. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 830G41
- Title
- Ryedale and North Yorkshire Antiquities
- Author
- George Frank
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Brothers; Elliot Stock
- Place of Publication
- York; London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Ryedale North yorkshire yorkshire moors english history North yorkshire duke of buckingham
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About the Seller
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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- 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....
- Gilt
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