An Illustrated History of English Plate Ecclesiastical and Secular in Which the Development of Form and Decoration in the Silver and Gold Work of the British Isles from the Earliest Known Examples to the Latest of the Georgian Period ...Volume One
by Jackson, Charles James
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Minus
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Holland Press, 1967. Reprint. Black Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. N/a. Type: Z xxxviii, 466pp. 1967 facsimile reprint of the 1911 first edition. This edition was limited to 500 sets. Volume one only. Original black publisher's cloth with silver embossed burgundy title block and silver text to the spine. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions and line drawings. No inscriptions. A very good, clean, tight copy in a very good minus wrapper. Bumps to the head and tail of the spine. Lower rear board corner a little bumped and several other slight bumps to board edges. The text remains very clean, tight and fresh. The wrapper - a very thin tissue wrapper is a little chipped to several corners and the tail of the spine but nevertheless surprisingly well preserved. A very good, clean, tight copy of this limited edition facsimile copy of volume one.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230100
- Title
- An Illustrated History of English Plate Ecclesiastical and Secular in Which the Development of Form and Decoration in the Silver and Gold Work of the British Isles from the Earliest Known Examples to the Latest of the Georgian Period ...Volume One
- Author
- Jackson, Charles James
- Illustrator
- N/a
- Format/Binding
- Black Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Holland Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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