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Gilda Aurifabrorum A History of English Goldsmiths and Plateworkers
by Chaffers W:
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Great Britain: Reeves & Turner. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo. New edition. No date but C1900. 267 pages. Large 8vo. This is a history of English goldsmiths and plateworkers and their marks stamped on plates. 2500 illustrations making an excellent reference book. Page edges and preliminaries a little browned and foxed otherwise Very Good in handsome original tan cloth gilt binding with bevelled edges. A fine book. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.
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- Bookseller
- Delph Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2498
- Title
- Gilda Aurifabrorum A History of English Goldsmiths and Plateworkers
- Author
- Chaffers W:
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Reeves & Turner
- Place of Publication
- London, Great Britain
- Keywords
- GILDA AURIFABRORUM, PLATEWORKER, GOLD, GOLDSMITH, HALL MARKS, WILLIAM CHAFFERS, ANTIQUES
- Bookseller catalogs
- antiques;
- Size
- Large 8vo
Terms of Sale
Delph Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
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- New
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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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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