Book-Plates.
by HARDY, W.J.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner& Co, Ltd. 1893 1st.. 8.5 x 5.0 inches. In maroon buckram covers with gilt to spine and front. In very good condition. Spine darkened. Covers part faded with handling marks. Slight browning to endpapers. Some pages uncut. Else a clean and tight copy. 175 pp. With many b/w illustrated plates. The author gives a history of Book-plates with examples and discussion of the styles of other countries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88634
- Title
- Book-Plates.
- Author
- HARDY, W.J.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner& Co, Ltd. 1893 1st.
- Keywords
- COLLECTING w.j.hardy, book-plates, history, styles, countries, examples, illustrated, first,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.