Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Midland
by John Timbs and Alexander Gunn
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Frederck Warne & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 576 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt decoration. Contains black and white photographic frontispiece, with other plates throughout. Pages and plates are moderately tanned and foxed, but text and images remain clear. Binding is slightly shaky, but all pages remain attached. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Noticeable crushing and slight splitting to spine ends. Gilt remains bright. Visible marks overall. Book has a minor backwards lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1675770625EMB
- Title
- Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Midland
- Author
- John Timbs and Alexander Gunn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederck Warne & Co.
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...