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Brasses
by Franklyn, Julian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Arco Publications, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hard Back First Printing. Illustrations selected and arranged by John R. Mason. 21 pages of of illustrations. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Binding of light tan marbelized cloth with dark brown panel on backstrap gilt titled; bottom edges rubbed; faint downward curve to lower front corner, spine heel compressed, faint lean to spine. Tight and solid sewn binding. Endpapers have tape marks from when jacket was taped to boards. Frontspiece: Dunfermline Abbey: The Bruce, in gold and black tones. Pages fine--very clean and free from any markings, lightly toned. Gold and white jacket is clean on front, rubbed down fold-over edge, back side lightly soiled along upper edge and part of fold-over edge. An authoritative introduction to the fascinating subject of Monumental Brasses-how to date and classify, emphasizing the exquisite artistry and decorative value, relating them to an historical background. Inc. a glossary of the parts of suits of armor, of ecclesiastical vestments, of Anglo-Norman French, another of elided mediaeval Latin and one of Middle English. 156 pages. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. Arco Publications, London, England, 1964.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014456
- Title
- Brasses
- Author
- Franklyn, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arco Publications
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MONUMENTAL BRASSES; ART; SUITS OF ARMOR; ECCLESIASTICAL VESTMENTS;
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Arts;
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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