Various Specimens of Ornamental Penmanship with Occasional Graphic Sketches
by W.Sleight
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
W.Sleight To the admirers of ornamental, descriptive and illustrative productions of the pen, the following specimens are respectfully submitted for inspection, by their obedient humble servant, W.Sleight. A fine gilt decorated binding housing 25 full page plates each demonstrating various aspects of penmanship. The plates are clean but the tissue guards are foxed. Undated and unusual, circa 1850
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20953sF1
- Title
- Various Specimens of Ornamental Penmanship with Occasional Graphic Sketches
- Author
- W.Sleight
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.Sleight
- Size
- 295x210mm
Terms of Sale
Wadard Books PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Wadard Books PBFA
Biblio member since 2014
Farningham, Kent
About Wadard Books PBFA
The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...