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INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND: 1540-1640 [Presentation Copy to A.L. Rowse]
by Nef, John U
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- Hardcover
- first
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 162 pages. In Good condition. Spine is red with gilt lettering. Boards show two minor spots of rubbing on front board, and two minor spots of rubbing on back baord. Spine shows sunning and slightly bumped tail edge. Boards show bumped fore edge corners on front and back boards, and slight sunning near head edge of front board. Textblock shows age toning. RWO Consignment. John U. Nef was an American economic historian, whose disciplinary focus was Western Europe. Nef was a professor of economic history at the University of Chicago and co-founder of the university's Committee on Social Thought.
A.L. Rowse was a British historian and writer, with a scholarly focus on Elizabethan and Shakespearean texts. His personal writings were within the realms of autobiographical poetry, and biographies.
The inscription from the author reads:
"For A.L. Rowse
With the appreciation and the best wishes of
John Nef" 1370036. Special Collections.
A.L. Rowse was a British historian and writer, with a scholarly focus on Elizabethan and Shakespearean texts. His personal writings were within the realms of autobiographical poetry, and biographies.
The inscription from the author reads:
"For A.L. Rowse
With the appreciation and the best wishes of
John Nef" 1370036. Special Collections.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1370036
- Title
- INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND: 1540-1640 [Presentation Copy to A.L. Rowse]
- Author
- Nef, John U
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The American Philosophical Society
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1940
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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