The Age of Chivalry; the story of England
by Bryant, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG++/GD
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1963* Publisher: Collins.* Binding and cover condition: Dull green cloth, gilt title to spine. Very slight bumps, no rubs, no other visible faults. VG+* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper, price clipped, showing no shelf price. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Considerable age browning overall to spine and edges. GD* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Two different black and white line drawn maps to end papers showing historical sites in Britain. Clean, crisp and tight with only minor reading wear, no marks to text, considerable foxing to fore and top edges, otherwise no visible faults. GD++* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 547 pp. text. xxx pp. index at rear.* Description: This is the second book of Bryant`s Story of England. It covers the high Middle Age - the century and more between the reigns of Edward I and Richard II.* A NEAR VG copy of the 1st. edition, 1st. impression, with considerable ageing to edges and dust jacket reducing it to GD.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4484
- Title
- The Age of Chivalry; the story of England
- Author
- Bryant, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG++/GD
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London UK 547
- Date Published
- 1963-01-01
- Size
- 20.8 x 14.4 x 3.4 cm
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- VG
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- Jacket
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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...
- Bumps
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- Crisp
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- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....