John Gloag's Dictionary of Furniture
by Gloag, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Minus
- ISBN 10
- 0044407742
- ISBN 13
- 9780044407744
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Unwin Hyman Ltd, 1990. Revised Edition. Maroon Boards. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. 828pp. Hard back. A scarce third edition - revised and enlarged in 1990 (the most recent revision). Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Bump to the tail of the spine. Former owners bookplate to the front end paper. Slight scratch to the upper fore edges. Clean and tight. Dust wrapper not price clipped. Creasing to the head and tail of the wrapper with some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine of the wrapper. There are two tears of 2 cm to the corners of the front panel of the wrapper, repaired with acid free archial tape to the reverse of the wrapper. No loss. The book remains clean, firm and tight. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221622
- Title
- John Gloag's Dictionary of Furniture
- Author
- Gloag, John
- Format/Binding
- Maroon Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0044407742
- ISBN 13
- 9780044407744
- Publisher
- Unwin Hyman Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- X weight
- 0 oz
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Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.