Book Plates
by Hardy, W.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- An ex-library copy with traces of a partly-removed shelfmark on the spine, manuscript acquisition note on the front free endpape
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company, Ltd, London, first edition, 1893. Cloth, small 8vo, gilt cover device and title, 22 cm,. xvi, 240 pp, , 43 plates. Contents include: Chapter I. Introductory. II. The Early Use of Book-Plates in England. III. 'Styles' in English Book-Plates. IV. Allegory in English Book-Plates. V. English ‘Picture' Book-Plates. VI. German Book-Plates. VII. The Book-Plates of France and other Countries. VIII. American Book-Plates. IX. Inscriptions on Book-Plates in Condemnation of Book-Stealing or Book-Spoiling, and in praise of Study. X. Personal Particulars on Book-Plates. XI. Ladies' Book-Plates . XII. The More Prominent Engravers of English Book-Plates. XIII. Odds and Ends. Index. An ex-library copy with traces of a partly-removed shelfmark on the spine, manuscript acquisition note on the front free endpaper library blindstamp on the half-title and title-page and accession stamp on the verso of the title-page. Piece chipped from head of spine,covers rubbed with minor wear at corners.
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- Seller
- Wykeham Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-36940
- Title
- Book Plates
- Author
- Hardy, W.J
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, small 8vo, gilt cover device and title, 22 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - An ex-library copy with traces of a partly-removed shelfmark on the spine, manuscript acquisition note on the front free endpape
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company, Ltd, London, first edition, 1893
- Date Published
- 1893
- Pages
- xvi, 240 pp, , 43 plates
- Keywords
- Bookplates - England ex-libris Hardy, W. J
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bookplates;
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About the Seller
Wykeham Books
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LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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