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British Military Prints.
by NEVILL, Ralph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, Connoisseur Publishing, 1909.. First Edition. Folio, contemporary burgundy half morocco (upper joint beginning to crack and chipped), spine with raised bands in 6 compartments, gilt letter, marbled endleaves, original illustrated wrappers bound in. Complete with 24 color plates and 122 halftone reproductions. Some foxing. In good condition. Portrait. lii, 72, xxviii pages, with 24 color plates of illustrations. *** A collection of prints, 24 in color, that feature the military costumes of Great Britain and "pleasantly recall long past days when enormous importance was attached to the details of military ceremonial and costume." Includes prints of military costumes dating from the eighteenth century. ***
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24604
- Title
- British Military Prints.
- Author
- NEVILL, Ralph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Connoisseur Publishing, 1909.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- military uniforms, costumes, English, Great Britain
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
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New York, New York
About Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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