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An Illustrated History Of English Plate Ecclesiastical And Secular In Which The Development Of Form And Decoration In The Silver And Gold Work Of The British Isles From The Earliest Known Examples To The Latest Of The Georgian Period...complete 2 Vols
by Jackson, Charles James
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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About This Item
London: " Country Life" Limited & B. T. Batsford. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1911. First Edition. leather. Photogravures and photos; Large quarto; xxxviii, [ii], 466; [iv], 467-1085pp pages; . ..is Delineated and Described. With a Coloured Frontispiece, Seventy-Six Photogravure Plates, and Fifteen Hundred Other Illustrations. Bound in Publisher's three quarter 3/4 morocco over green cloth. Spines and corners show scuffing. Gilt panelled spines within raised bands. Contents VG or better, clean and white. No markings. White endpapers with light glue offset from boards. Binding firm with linen hinges. A handsome and significant work that weighs about 20 pounds, 10 1/2 x 13.5". Top edge gilt to repel dirt and dust. A wonderful reference work with, with appendix in volume II. Domestic shipping included. .
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- Title
- An Illustrated History Of English Plate Ecclesiastical And Secular In Which The Development Of Form And Decoration In The Silver And Gold Work Of The British Isles From The Earliest Known Examples To The Latest Of The Georgian Period...complete 2 Vols
- Author
- Jackson, Charles James
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- " Country Life" Limited & B. T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Cloth
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Jacket
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