DECORATIVE PRINTED MAPS OF THE 15th to 18th CENTURIES.
by SKELTON, R.A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Spring Books. Very Good/Good. 1967. Third Impression. Hard Cover. This is a very heavy book but it will be supplied at the default p & p to addresses within the UK. Revised edition. Dust jacket is in a protective sleeve, closed tears and edge wear. Blue cloth with bright gilt lettering to spine. Slightly rubbed to lower edge. No inscription. 80 pages plus plates clean and tight. This handsomelly illustrated book provides a survey of maps printed from copper plates or wood blocks between the 15th and 18th centuries. The 86 reproductions, 12 in full colour, serves as a specimen book to illustrate the development of map-design and decoration. The introduction describes the techniques used for engraving & printing, the history of the map trade, the development of symbols, lettering, decoration and colouring of maps, some problems in the dating and study of engraved maps, their mortality, and the history of map collecting. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106367
- Title
- DECORATIVE PRINTED MAPS OF THE 15th to 18th CENTURIES.
- Author
- SKELTON, R.A
- Illustrator
- 86 b/w and Colour Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Good
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Spring Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- This, is, a, very, heavy, book, but, it, will, be, supplied, at, the, default, p, &, p, to, addresses, within, the, UK, Revised, edition, Dust, jacket, is, in, a, protective, sleeve, closed, tears, and, edge, wear, Blue, cloth, with, bright, gilt, let
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.