THE HOUSE THAT THOMAS BUILT: THE STORY OF DE LA RUE.
by HOUSEMAN, Lorna
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Plate on the front pastedown of Thomas De La Rue, with very slight yellowing at preliminary edges and slight rubbing at spine hi
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London,, 1968. Third Edition. Hardback. Slip-Case.. Plate on the front pastedown of Thomas De La Rue, with very slight yellowing at preliminary edges and slight rubbing at spine hinge, otherwise sound, very good+ with clean text and plates. In clean, VG slip-case. . 8vo. pp xv, 207, 19 plates. Attractively bound in full green leather, lettered gilt at the spine. Special presentation binding to the design expert Lord Paul Reilly on the occasion of the 'De La Rue Annual Dinner', 1968. Illustrated in colour and b/w throughout.
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- Bookseller
- Any Amount of Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C19438
- Title
- THE HOUSE THAT THOMAS BUILT: THE STORY OF DE LA RUE.
- Author
- HOUSEMAN, Lorna
- Book Condition
- Used - Plate on the front pastedown of Thomas De La Rue, with very slight yellowing at preliminary edges and slight rubbing at spine hi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition. Hardback. Slip-Case.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- 1968
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- VG
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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