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The Charm of Cambridge
by S. C. Roberts
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1927. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 9". W. G. Blackall. The first edition of this illustrated guide to Cambridge. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-three plates. Collated complete. A guide of Cambridge with details of: the approach to Cambridge, Pembroke College, Trinity Hall, Jesus College, and Emmanuel College. Written by Sydney Castle Roberts, a British author, publisher and university administrator who was well-known and popular around Cambridge. Illustrated by W. G. Blackall, a British artist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and some rubbing to the extremities, particularly the head of the spine. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 853T20
- Title
- The Charm of Cambridge
- Author
- S. C. Roberts
- Illustrator
- W. G. Blackall
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- Cambridge Charm Roberts Charm
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- 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...