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Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage
by Whitaker's
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$48.35NZ$36.25
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About This Item
Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage.
Hardback, 1929, 33rd year.
Blue cloth boards and spine, patterned with gilt detail. Some discolouration to spine though title and detail still visible. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear, some marks and scuffs but binding has retained much of its colour. Binding a bit slack, especially spine, though holding. Front inner hinge cracked. Outer and lower page edges a little browned. Upper edge is gilt. Some scuffs and marks to edges. Some marking to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean and do not appear to contain any underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
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Details
- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-175
- Title
- Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage
- Author
- Whitaker's
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 33rd Year
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Peers, Barons, Knights, Companions, Britain
Terms of Sale
GN Books and Prints
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
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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