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Ancient Costumes of Great Britain and Ireland : From the Druids to the Tudors
by Hamilton Smith, Charles; Yardwood, Doreen (introduction)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1851702539
- ISBN 13
- 9781851702534
- Seller
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About This Item
London, UK: Bracken Books, 1989. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 214pp, plus 85 colour plates reproducing original engravings, aquatinted in subtle colours. In deep red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine (cloth very slightly rounded at spine tips). Internally a hint of creaminess on pages, else neat, clean and tight. In its original dust jacket (a little bumped at spine ends and along rear upper edge). Small folio. A beautiful book reproducing Charles Hamilton Smith's 1811 work on the costume, dress and clothes of people in the Dark Ages and Middle Ages. A fascinating study of costume history, it is also a rich resource of source material for students of costume and designers. A large and heavy volume which may incur an additional charge for overseas delivery.
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- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009324
- Title
- Ancient Costumes of Great Britain and Ireland : From the Druids to the Tudors
- Author
- Hamilton Smith, Charles; Yardwood, Doreen (introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- ISBN 10
- 1851702539
- ISBN 13
- 9781851702534
- Publisher
- Bracken Books
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 216
- Keywords
- Costume, History of Dress, Fashion, Medieval Studies, Medieval England, Irish History, British History
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
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