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THE CONDUCT OF THE EARL OF NOTTINGHAM, Being a Continuation of Several Hands of Mr. Archdeacon Echard's History of England
by Aiken, William A., M.Litt, Ph.D. (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece portrait, with an additional plate within the text. Original blue paper-covered boards over a tan cloth spine, with a blue paper spine label and gilt stamping. Bookplate to the front pastedown. The spine is very lightly sunned; otherwise a crisp, very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55714
- Title
- THE CONDUCT OF THE EARL OF NOTTINGHAM, Being a Continuation of Several Hands of Mr. Archdeacon Echard's History of England
- Author
- Aiken, William A., M.Litt, Ph.D. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1941
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- 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...
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- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Crisp
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