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The Gild Merchant
by Charles Gross
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1967 . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A smart, modern reprint of the important Victorian study on British municipal history, in the original dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original dust wrappers, which have been clipped. Complete in two volumes. A reprint of this important 1890 work on the rise and development of the medieval Gild system, both in Britain and on the Continent. With key information on the organisation, duties and privileges of the Gild men and their relationship with the municipal government of the time.Written by Charles Gross. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper's, which have been price-clipped. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper to volume I is very smart, with light edge wear and a few small chips to the head of the spine. Dust wrapper to volume II is sound, with heavier edge wear and chipping, and a tear to the front joint, extending across the spine. Sunning to both wraps, mainly to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 885Q9
- Title
- The Gild Merchant
- Author
- Charles Gross
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- british history municipal dust wrapper charles gross municipal
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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