Chaffers' Handbook to hall marks on gold & silver plate, Great Britain and Ireland : with tables of the annual date letters employed in the assay offices
by Chaffers, William (1811-1892)
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About This Item
London : W. Reeves, 1949. 7th edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 158 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes: On spine: Handbook to hall marks on plate. Enlarged Edition. Includes index. Subjects: Hallmarks; Plate Great Britain; Hallmarks; Plate; Hallmarks Great Britain; Plate Great Britain; Goldsmiths' work Manuals of marks British Isles.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Chaffers' Handbook to hall marks on gold & silver plate, Great Britain and Ireland : with tables of the annual date letters employed in the assay offices
- Author
- Chaffers, William (1811-1892)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 7th edition
- Publisher
- London : W. Reeves
- Date Published
- 1949
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