Old English Plate, Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic; Its Makers and Marks, with Improved Tables of the Date-letters used in England, Scotland and Ireland
by Cripps, Wilfred Joseph
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Very Good. 1878. Hard Cover. 8vo Original green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine and gilt lion motif with crown to upper cover. Slightly soiled covers. Bookplate plates on front end papers. Frontis plate. 70 illustrations. 432 pages clean and tight. Publisher's catalogue dated May, 1878 at rear .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141409
- Title
- Old English Plate, Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic; Its Makers and Marks, with Improved Tables of the Date-letters used in England, Scotland and Ireland
- Author
- Cripps, Wilfred Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....