Wall Panelling and Parquet Floors. Maple & Co. Decorators & Furnishers by Special Appointment to His Majesty King George the Fifth. (Illustrated Trade Catalogue)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. Hardcover. Good +. [1890] 8vo. 83pp. half title. Illustrated throughout. Quarter brown paper and marbled over boards, with red leather title label to front board, stamped in gilt. Edges rubbed and worn, corners bumped and chipped. Spine gone but boards firmly attached. Text block tight and square. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Interior clean and bright. A good clean and tight copy.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2173
- Title
- Wall Panelling and Parquet Floors. Maple & Co. Decorators & Furnishers by Special Appointment to His Majesty King George the Fifth. (Illustrated Trade Catalogue)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...