British Castles or a Compendious History of the Ancient Military Structures of Great Britain
by Fielding T. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: printed by Howlet and Brimmer, 1825. Collation, 72pp, 25 fine hand coloured illustrations. Book measures 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Bound in modern half calf, calf corners, marble boards, gilt band lines and title lettering. Lightly bumped on corners, some very minor wear. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, occasional light spotting. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A very nice copy, with coloured plates in near fine condition. A23. First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus. Oblong Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009532
- Title
- British Castles or a Compendious History of the Ancient Military Structures of Great Britain
- Author
- Fielding T. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- printed by Howlet and Brimmer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Size
- Oblong Quarto
- Keywords
- Castles Architecture
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Antiquarian; Architecture;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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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...
- Gilt
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- Quarto
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