An Introduction to the Knowledge of Medals.
by Jennings, David
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed by John Baskerville, for T. Field… and J. Payne, 1764. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. [iv], 59, [1, ads & errata]. Original blue paper wrappers. Title-page soiled, a bit of dustiness elsewhere. Rebacked with blue paper. A scarce pamphlet printed by Baskerville, one of two works that his widow would reprint. ESTC T104542; Gaskell 28.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3960
- Title
- An Introduction to the Knowledge of Medals.
- Author
- Jennings, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by John Baskerville, for T. Field… and J. Payne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1764
- Keywords
- Miscellaneous History Military History
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McNaughtan's Bookshop
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Edinburgh, Midlothian
About McNaughtan's Bookshop
Established in 1957, McNaughtan's Bookshop is the oldest surviving secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. Located in the basement of a listed 1820s tenement building at the top of Edinburgh's Leith Walk, we are the only open shop in Edinburgh holding membership of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We stock rare, antiquarian, and collectable books on all subjects, along with a substantial range of secondhand books for browsing. Our gallery space currently hosts Typewronger Books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...