British Military Uniforms: A King Penguin Book #42.
by Laver, James
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London :: Penguin Books,, 1948.. First printing. Fine. A Near Fine Copy. Gift inscription to FFL. 12mo (5 x 7.25 inches). Printed boards. Not issued with DW, thus complete. Pp. 37, plus 24 coloured plates of uniforms from 1742 to 1895. Introduced during the outbreak of Second World War and written by noted authorities of the day, the King Penguins were elegantly designed and produced miniature hardbacks on subjects ranging from the historical icons of British culture, the fine and decorative arts, natural history to book arts and design. Based on the Insel-Bucherie series first published in Leipzig in 1912, these collectible King Penguin books are regarded as fine achievements of twentieth century book design and color printing. Boards
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6832
- Title
- British Military Uniforms
- Author
- Laver, James
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penguin Books,
- Place of Publication
- London :
- Date Published
- 1948.
- Keywords
- King Penguin Book costume plates, engravings BRITISH MILITARY UNIFORMS LAVER, JAMES. collectible King Penguin Books Books
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About the Seller
Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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Langley, Washington
About Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
Established in 1986, Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books features original engravings and lithographs from the 17th through the 19th Centuries including original work by John James Audubon, early Natural History Prints, Botany and Horticulture, Maps and Cartography.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...