ABBEYS
by James, M. R./Thompson, A. Hamilton (Additional Chapter on "Monastic Life and Buildings")
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: The Great Western Railway, 1926. 154 pp. Original red paper covered boards w/ black cloth spine. Title in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Neat inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Includes a "Great Western Railway" bookmark laid-in. Illust. w/ 100 illustrations by photographic reproduction, 56 drawings, 13 plans, seven colour plates, and a folding map in rear pocket. One page advertisement for this series of books laid-in.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21533ARCH
- Title
- ABBEYS
- Author
- James, M. R./Thompson, A. Hamilton (Additional Chapter on "Monastic Life and Buildings")
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Publisher
- The Great Western Railway
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTS ABBEYS BENEDICTINE ORDER GLASTONBURY MALMESBURY SHERBONE CLUNIAC ORDER CISTERCIAN ORDER CARTHUSIAN ORDER AUGUSTINIAN ORDER PREMONSTRATENSIAN ORDER AUGUSTINIAN ORDER AUSTIN FRIARS ATHERSTONE MONASTIC LIFE BUILDINGS RELIGION GOD CHRI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Architecture;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- 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...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
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