HARDBACK "LARGE BOOK," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Second Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1969 (1962)* Publisher: The Connoisseur.* Binding and cover condition: Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps, lightly rubbed, head of spine slightly faded. VG* Jacket condition: Poor dust wrapper included. Colour photo-illustrated with white title to spine and face. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £4.50. Heavy shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine including nicks and tears with slight losses. ACC* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp and tight with minimal reading wear, no marks to text, slight colouration of page margins. VG++* Illustrations: Numerous b/w photos, prints and line drawings throughout.* Pages: 1408 pp. text. lxii pp. bibliography, lists & index at rear.* Description: A detailed and informative collection of illustrated and authoritative articles on various fields of antique collecting. Arms and Armour. Barometers, Clocks and Watches, Books and Bookbindings, Carpets and Rugs, Coins and Medals, Furniture, Glass, Jewellery, Metalwork, Mirrors, Needlework and Embroidery, Painting, Pottery and Porcelain, Prints and Drawings, Scientific Instruments, Sculpture and Carving, Silver. The whole is complemented by Lists for further reading, Museums and Galleries, and a comprehensive Index.* A NEAR FINE copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS reduced by minimal ageing and shelf wear to VG. No dust jacket.* This a large and heavy item and a small extra contribution is included towards the cost of carriage.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4257
Title: The Complete Encyclopaedia of Antiques
Author: G., L. (ed.) Ramsey G
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG++/VG++/ACC
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint 1969
Publisher: Connoisseur
Place of Publication: London UK 1408
Date Published: 1969-01-01

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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....
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...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...