Franks Bequest. Catalogue of British and American Book Plates Bequeathed to the Trustees of the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks. [ 3 vols, complete set ]
by British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings. ; Howe, E.R.J. Gambier ; Franks, A.W
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- An ex-library set which would benefit cosmetically from rebinding, although the current bindings are sound and firm. With partly
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About This Item
Trustees of the British Museum, London, first edition, 1903-04. 3 vols, cloth, 8vo,. x, [ii],458; [ii],443; [iv], 387 pp, 18 plates. The most important reference for bookplates up to the 19th century. The collection comprises over 35,000 bookplates. An ex-library set which would benefit cosmetically from rebinding, although the current bindings are sound and firm. With partly removed labels on the spines, labels on the front endpapers and small library stamps to the title-pages, the versos of the plates, and a few margins. Covers rubbed, the top 2.5 inches of the front joint of Volume 2 and the top half of the front joint of Vol 3 are split, the head and tail of the spine of Volume 2 are worn with some loss. Title-pages and endpapers browned and some staining to endpapers , contents otherwise Good.
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- Title
- Franks Bequest. Catalogue of British and American Book Plates Bequeathed to the Trustees of the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks. [ 3 vols, complete set ]
- Author
- British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings. ; Howe, E.R.J. Gambier ; Franks, A.W
- Format/Binding
- 3 vols, cloth, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - An ex-library set which would benefit cosmetically from rebinding, although the current bindings are sound and firm. With partly
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Trustees of the British Museum, London, first edition, 1903-04
- Date Published
- 1903-04
- Pages
- x, [ii],458; [ii],443; [iv], 387 pp, 18 plates
- Keywords
- Book-plates Bookplates Ex-libris English American Book collectors British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings Howe, E. R. J. Gambier ; Franks, Augustus Wollaston
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- Bookplates;
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Wykeham Books
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About Wykeham Books
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