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Icons of Cyprus. SIGNED Limited Numbered Edition. Preface by His Beatitude Monsignor Makarios, President of the Republic of Cyprus.
by MAKARIOS: PAPAGEORGIOU:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, The Arcadia Press, 1971 1st. Ltd Ed. 91/265.. Hardback, approx 13 x 9.5 inches. Bound in dark pink polished morocco leather fine binding by Zaehnsdorf. With leather title label to spine. Black and gilt Angel design to front. Full gilt page edging with decorative marbled endpapers. In grey cloth box-case, with soft felt inner lining. In very good near fine condition with very good box-case (Case is lacking title label front spine, some minor rubbing to corners and minor bumps to bottom edge.) The book itself is very clean and bright, no marks to endpapers or pages. Title page is numbered and signed by the author. Else a very nice copy. 336pp. With many full-page b&w and colour illustrations and photos.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84385
- Title
- Icons of Cyprus. SIGNED Limited Numbered Edition. Preface by His Beatitude Monsignor Makarios, President of the Republic of Cyprus.
- Author
- MAKARIOS: PAPAGEORGIOU:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, The Arcadia Press, 1971 1st. Ltd Ed. 91/265.
- Keywords
- The Arcadia Press MAKARIOS: PAPAGEORGIOU: Icons of Cyprus, SIGNED, Limited Numbered Edition, The Arcadia Press, 1971, 1st, leather, Zaehnsdorf, fine binding, cased, case, colour, illustrations, byzantine art, constantinople, religion, apostles, deity, ch
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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