A CONCISE GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN GRECIAN, ROMAN ITALIAN AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Henry Parker, 1846. Hardcover. Very Good. Abridged from the 4th edition of the larger works. Illustrated by 440 woodcuts. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering spine, boards embossed, 5 raised bands spine, bumps, wear extremities, top/bottom spine suffers wear, otherwise Very Good condition. Hinges & binding excellent. Previous inscription ffep, dated 1850. Just the odd spot foxing. LOVELY condition. Solid reference on the major styles of classic architecture accompanied with many nice design examples and various plans.
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- Bookseller
- BritoBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000805
- Title
- A CONCISE GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN GRECIAN, ROMAN ITALIAN AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Henry Parker
- Date Published
- 1846
Terms of Sale
BritoBooks
Books will be posted out normally within 2 days of payment being processed. All items are sent by 1st class or special delivery within the UK. For overseas I only use airmail for shipping.
I will only accept payment by cheque if it is in GBP.
Customer service is my top priority. Books are always protected by bubble wrap and cardboard before posting. And I always try to give an accurate description of all my books. Should damage occur during transit or the book doesn't reach it's destination in the condition it has been described, then I offer a 100% return guarentee
About the Seller
BritoBooks
Biblio member since 2007
Isle of Man
About BritoBooks
Buying, selling, collecting books is my hobby. I tend to specialise in modern, signed 1st edition, both adult and childrens titles. But I also stock many rare & collectible books from all generations and all genres.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...