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Modes and Manners
by Max Von Boehn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1932-1935. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. A fascinating and standard work on the history of costume and fashion, complete in four volumes. A set of this work by Max Von Boehn. Complete in four volumes. Volume I contains: From the Decline of the Ancient World to the Renaissance Volume II contains: The Sixteenth Century Volume III contains: The Seventeenth Century Volume IV contains: The Eighteenth Century Illustrated throughout with 104 colour plates. In blue cloth bindings in the original clipped dustwrappers. Externally, very smart with just some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Ex library ink stamps, inscriptions and markings to front free-endpapers. Front hinge strained to volume II. Dustwrappers generally smart with age toning and occasional spots. Spines browned. Dustwrapper to volume I in parts, with loss to the spine and heavy spotting and chipping. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SET7-B-7
- Title
- Modes and Manners
- Author
- Max Von Boehn
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G Harrap & Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932-1935
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Dustwrapper Fashion Clothing Max Von Boehn Fashion Plates
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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