Old English Silver
by Watts, W. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+,(overall heavy wear to boards, library numbers on bottom of spine, library plate inside front cover, library envelope in r
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924. Hardcover. Good+,(overall heavy wear to boards, library numbers on bottom of spine, library plate inside front cover, library envelope in rear, library stamps to rear of plates. Pages are age toned but otherwise clear.). Greyish cloth, gilt spine lettering. xxx, 148 pp. + 134 pp. of bw plates. Thoroughly researched study on English silver from many historical periods covering approximately five centuries of silver production. Conains the bookplate of George Fox Steedman and his (future or current) wife Carrie Robb Howard, dated 1903 (the year they were married). The book was at one time in his library at Casa del Herraro in Montecito, CA. Casa del Herraro is now a public museum which preserves the vision of George and Carrie Steedman.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29290
- Title
- Old English Silver
- Author
- Watts, W. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+,(overall heavy wear to boards, library numbers on bottom of spine, library plate inside front cover, library envelope in r
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- European Decorative Arts ; English Silver ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.,...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...