British Profile Miniaturists
by Mayne, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 057109208X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571092086
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1970. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4to. Illustrated. 131pp. Illustrated with colour & b/w examples, with a further 73 in b/w at the rear of the book. Light bumps to the head & tail of the spine - with associated creasing to the wrapper. Light rubbing to the tail of the spine & lower corners. Clean & tight, with gilt embossed lettering to the spine. The dust wrapper has been price clipped. The laminate at the head of the spine is lifting a little, as well as there being a small nik. Slight shelf wear. The complete, original wrapper. A very good, well preserved first edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222530
- Title
- British Profile Miniaturists
- Author
- Mayne, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 057109208X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571092086
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- ENGLISH PROFILE MINIATURES COLLECTABLES ART
- X weight
- 29 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...