Coaching Days of England
by Burgess, Anthony (Intro.)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Paul Elek, 1966. Purple cloth with gilt stagecoach vignette on the front panel. frontispiece. 24 colour plates, accurately reproduced in six-colour lithography, from original 18th and 19th century engravings, prints and paintings, and 96 pages with 196 duotone illustrations and text, altogeher 144pages. Vibrant full page plates give the reader a larger than life view of the stagecoach in its place in English society. Excellent condition, housed in the card slipcase, which shows wear along the extremities. Extra postage will be required for this book. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Oblong Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033878
- Title
- Coaching Days of England
- Author
- Burgess, Anthony (Intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Paul Elek
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- Oblong Folio
- Keywords
- Stagecoach England Coaching 18th Century 19th Century Illustrated
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in USA: items will be sent Media Mail Rate ($4) unless Priority Mail is requested ($6-$8). Postage for unusually heavy or valuable books may be more. Please contact us for international rates. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover.
About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
Glossary
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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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...