Kensington - Picturesque and Historical.
by LONDON. LOFTIE, W.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, London., 1888. First edition: one of 25 special copies on thick super-calendered paper. Royal octavo. pp xx, 288, lxiv List of Subscribers, [7] adverts. Illustrations by W. Luker on nearly every page and a few hand-coloured plates. Original dark blue buckram with bevelled edges, inner dentelles gilt (unusual in a clothbound book).Endpapers very slightly spotted. A bit of rubbing to edges of covers. Very good indeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LONDON007847
- Title
- Kensington - Picturesque and Historical.
- Author
- LONDON. LOFTIE, W.J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, London.
- Date Published
- 1888
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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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.