Coins and Medals of the Knights of Malta.
by SCHEMBRI, Canon H. Calleja
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1966. [London], Spink, 1966. Large 8vo. Original red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, front cover with Maltese motto; pp. xii, 202, highly illustrated with plates; near fine, unread. Very rare reprint of the even rarer and unobtainable first edition of 1907, an indispensable guide to the rich monetary history of the Knight's Templars, and a valuable source for the history of Malta.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2094546
- Title
- Coins and Medals of the Knights of Malta.
- Author
- SCHEMBRI, Canon H. Calleja
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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London, London
About Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Fine
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- 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...