BOROUGH SEALS OF THE GOTHIC PERIOD: A SERIES OF EXAMPLES, ILLUSTRATING THE NATURE OF THEIR DESIGN AND ARTISTIC VALUE, SELECTED, INTRODUCED AND DESCRIBED
by Pedrick, G
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Gahanna, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London, 1904. Crown 4to, original parchment-backed gilt-printed boards; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt. x, (2), 141, (3) pages; 50 fine tinted plates. Binding worn at extremities; some spotting throughout, especially first few leaves. Very good. Scarce, with most examples encountered in the marketplace being ex-library copies. The plates are exceptionally well-done.
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- Seller
- Kolbe & Fanning (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4735
- Title
- BOROUGH SEALS OF THE GOTHIC PERIOD: A SERIES OF EXAMPLES, ILLUSTRATING THE NATURE OF THEIR DESIGN AND ARTISTIC VALUE, SELECTED, INTRODUCED AND DESCRIBED
- Author
- Pedrick, G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kolbe & Fanning
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Gahanna, Ohio
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- 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...
- Leaves
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- Fine
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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...
- 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....