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Palaeography: Notes Upon the History of Writing & the Medieval Art of Illumination .
by Quaritch, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, front joint expertly repaired.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: Privately published., 1894. Limited edition, number 57 of 199 copies.. Contemporary half red morocco over black cloth, gilt spine decorations,leather spine label with gilt title, marbled endpapers. . Very good, front joint expertly repaired. . 4to.28x19 cm.. weight: 1.6 lb. 22 plates, most of which are chromolithographs.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355565
- Title
- Palaeography: Notes Upon the History of Writing & the Medieval Art of Illumination .
- Author
- Quaritch, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half red morocco over black cloth, gilt spine decorations,leather spine label with gilt title, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, front joint expertly repaired.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition, number 57 of 199 copies.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately published.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1894
- Pages
- [4], 96 pp.
- Size
- 4to.28x19 cm.
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine Label
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- Cloth
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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...
- 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....
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