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The History of the Worthies of England
by Fuller Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G. W. L. & W. G. , 1662. Book measures 34x23.cm. Collation, [6],368,354,232,60pp, engraved frontis. Bound without 3 blanks, & the 18th century index, which is frequently found bound at the end of this work. Bound in later but not modern full morocco, raised bands, gilt lines, gilt tooling, full gilt edges, marble endpapers. Leather lightly rubbed, some scuff wear. Generally a very nice binding. Internally, previous owners bookplate, very occasion minor rust or stain mark, with loss of a couple of letters. Pages in very good clean condition. A very nice well bound copy. F. First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013603
- Title
- The History of the Worthies of England
- Author
- Fuller Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. W. L. & W. G.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1662
- Size
- Folio
- Keywords
- England
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- 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...
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- G
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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