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The Charm of Cambridge
by S. C. Roberts
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A & C Black , 1927. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 8.5". W. G. Blackall. A beautifully illustrated book about Cambridge and its various colleges. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. With beautiful illustrated paste-downs, a frontispiece and twenty-three plates by W. G. Blackall. Collated complete. An interesting book about college history in Cambridge. Including Pembroke College, King's College and Trinity College. With a bookplate for one Cuthbert Juke Taylor to the front blank. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges and bumping to the spine. Some fading to the spine and a few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Bookplate for previous owner to the front blank. Pages very bright and clean with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 833G29
- Title
- The Charm of Cambridge
- Author
- S. C. Roberts
- Illustrator
- W. G. Blackall
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A & C Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 11.5" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Cambridge british topography trinity college w g blackall british topography
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Shelf Wear
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- G
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
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