An Illustrated History of English Plate
by Charles James Jackson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 11" by 8". Various. Two lavishly illustrated volumes looking in detail at the history of silver and gold plate in England. Complete in two volumes.In the original price-clipped dustwrappers.An immense study into the ecclesiastical and secular plate across English history. Showing the development of the form and decoration of silver and gold work across history.Volume I illustrated with a colour frontispiece, forty-five monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Volume II illustrated with thirty-seven monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Compiled by Charles James Jackson, an authority on antique gold and silver plate. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrappers. Externally, smart, with a few light marks to the boards and spines. Dustwrappers are lightly edgeworn with some chips and closed tears, a little heavier to Volume II. Spines are sunned. A few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 768P11
- Title
- An Illustrated History of English Plate
- Author
- Charles James Jackson
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 11" by 8"
- Keywords
- An Illustrated History of English Plate english plate charles james jackson antiquities english plate ecclesiastical secular
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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