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The History of Mander Brothers
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wolverhampton: Privately Printed for Mander Brothers, 1955. 1st Edition . Very Good. 7 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24 cm). Half green morocco leather binding with green cloth boards. Spine with five raised bands and gilt decoration. Top page edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Fading to spine, light marking to boards. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. A few spots of light foxing to text. History of Mander Brothers, manufacturer of varnishes, paints and inks. A major employer in Wolverhampton from the late 18th Century until the late 20th Century when it was sold to the American Flint Ink Corp. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 7 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: [12], 255
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1230E012
- Title
- The History of Mander Brothers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for Mander Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Wolverhampton
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 7 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24 cm)
- Keywords
- Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Paint Manufacture, Varnish Manufacture, Printing Inks, Industry, Topography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Topography; Engineering & Technical;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington 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
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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....