The Bibelots; an English Miscellany.
by Briscoe, J Potter. ( ed)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bere Alston, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gay & Bird, 1903. First. . Hardcover. Very Good. 32mo. The Bibelots series. A selection of English literature from 7th to 19th century. Full calf beautifully tooled, inner dentelles, sp w raised bands and gilt decoration. red title patch. aeg. No 30 of an edition of 60 copies on Japanese vellum. Beautiful - you just want to caress it !
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- Bookseller
- Victoria Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90003914
- Title
- The Bibelots; an English Miscellany.
- Author
- Briscoe, J Potter. ( ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First.
- Publisher
- Gay & Bird
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- B POST
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Bere Alston, Devon
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...