British military prints
by Nevill, Ralph (1865-1930)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : The Connoisseur Publishing Company, 1909. 1st edition. Hardcover. Poor copy, finely bound in the original gilt-blocked full aniline calf. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt with raised bands; very impressively finished. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Marbled endpapers. Boards loose. Provenance: Originally presented to the Army Museums Ogilby Trust, with presentation label to front pastedown. Physical description: 2 preliminary leaves, [v]-lii, 72 pages, color frontispiece, illustrations, 23 color plates, 28 cm. Subjects: Great Britain Army Uniforms; Great Britain. Army Military life, Art; Prints, British; Armed Forces Uniforms; Military uniforms; Toulouse, Battle of, 1814; Quatre Bras, Battle of, 1815; Ciudad Rodrigo, Siege of, 1812; Nivelle, Battle of, 1813; Great Britain History, Military 19th century; Pictorial works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 396428
- Title
- British military prints
- Author
- Nevill, Ralph (1865-1930)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London : The Connoisseur Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1909
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....