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George Morland: His Life and Works
by Walter Gilbey; E. D. Cuming
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1907. Hardcover. Good. Handsome full leather binding done by Bumpus of Gilbey's biography of Morland, featuring dozens of tissue-guarded colour plates of the artworks. Red mottled leather with raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Inner and outer dentelles in gilt and gilt decorated doublures. 8vo. (220x165mm) [xix] 290pp. Some toning and light marking to covers. Rubbing to spine, slight cracking to upper front hinge. But binding tight and contents clean. Good overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004389
- Title
- George Morland: His Life and Works
- Author
- Walter Gilbey; E. D. Cuming
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- painting, english, artwork, painter, artist, watercolour, leather_binding, fine binding,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings;
Terms of Sale
AJ Scruffles
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
AJ Scruffles is an online bookseller, based between Epping and Harlow. Our website also hosts an online magazine with reviews, articles and humour
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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