Alphabets, Numerals and Devices of the Middle Ages
by Henry Shaw
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£170.00£153.00
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About This Item
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1845 . Cloth. Good. 15" by 11". Henry Shaw. An early edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of alphabets and typefaces of the middle ages in England. Early edition of Alphabets, Numerals and Devices of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw rebound in quarter cloth binding. Published by the German-British bookseller and collector Bernard Quarditch. Henry Shaw was a nineteenth century English antiquary, engraver and illuminator. This is a beautiful collection of fonts, typefaces, letters and more from the middle ages in England. With twenty five plates, mostly in colour. Collated, complete. Rebound in quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the extremities. There are some very slight marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright with the odd spot and significant tide marks to top left corner affecting images. . Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848W3
- Title
- Alphabets, Numerals and Devices of the Middle Ages
- Author
- Henry Shaw
- Illustrator
- Henry Shaw
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 15" by 11"
- Keywords
- Alphabets Numerals Middle Ages Henry Shaw Numerals
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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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