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History of the Ancient Parish of Prestbury in Cheshire
by Renaud Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Manchester Great Britain: Chetham Society, 1876. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good++. Almost Square Format. 1st edition. 244 pages including detailed index and a few illustrations (pedigree, map, etc.). This is volume 97 (XCVII) in the Chetham Society First Series. This is a quite scarce history. Contains a mass of information from original sources. a clean and tight copy The book has been professionally rebound to a high standard by Riley Dunn & Wilson Ltd in rich green buckram gilt binding which shows no wear at all. This is an Ex-Reference Library book and bears the usual library label on front end paper and occasional neat library rubber stamp. The accession number is in gilt at the bottom of the spine. Very Good++. A substantial volume. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.
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- Bookseller
- Delph Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10777
- Title
- History of the Ancient Parish of Prestbury in Cheshire
- Author
- Renaud Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chetham Society
- Place of Publication
- Manchester Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- Almost Square Format
- Keywords
- Cheshire, Chetham Society, Local History, Prestbury, Town History, First Series
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chetham Society;
Terms of Sale
Delph Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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