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Vanished Towers and Chimes Of Flanders
by George Wharton Edwards
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1916. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". George Wharton Edwards. A very smart first edition of this beautiful collection of images commemorating the lost Flemish architecture of the First World War. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, pictorial title page, and twenty-nine plates, many of which are in full colour. Collated complete. A commemoration of the lost Flemish architecture of the First World War, with images of Porte de Bruxelles, The Belfry, Arcade of Cloth Hall, the museum, the cathedral, and much more. With descriptions of the buildings and areas, as well as information on the battles which destroyed them. Written and illustrated by George Wharton Edwards, an American impressionist painter and illustrator. In the original green cloth with gilt. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Minor fading to the spine and a small mark to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 894T64
- Title
- Vanished Towers and Chimes Of Flanders
- Author
- George Wharton Edwards
- Illustrator
- George Wharton Edwards
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penn Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Vanished Towers Chimes Flanders Towers
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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.
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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