ENGLISH LEADWORK: ITS ART & HISTORY
by Weaver, Lawrence
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: B.T. Batsford, 1909. xv, 268pp. 441 b/w illus. throughout. 31 cms. Original charcoal grey buckram cloth with gilt tiles. The evolution and artistry of English leadwork. A heavy volume. Trifle blemished to the rear board but otherwise a fine clean and tight copy.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GT768
- Title
- ENGLISH LEADWORK: ITS ART & HISTORY
- Author
- Weaver, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- B.T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
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7 day return if mis-described
About the Seller
Thomas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Yaxley, Suffolk
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...