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Ancient and Ornamental Alphabets, Collected from the Best Sources
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
4 Stationers Hall Court, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Aresti, J. [c. 1850] Green cloth boards with gilt titles (boards mildly marked, faded, rubbed and rounded corners, cracked at spine ends). Internally a hint of toning and spotting (not affecting plates) and a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper, dated 1852, else neat and clean. Binding a little loose, a couple of gutters cracking. Four colour printed title page, in neo-gothic style. A collection of 31 monochrome plates, lithography by J Aresti, depicting ancient and medieval alphabets, initial letters and numerals. Sources include St Cuthbert's Gospel, the tomb of Gundreda, the Augburg Golden Bible, and various manuscripts held by the British Museum.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003635
- Title
- Ancient and Ornamental Alphabets, Collected from the Best Sources
- Illustrator
- Aresti, J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simpkin, Marshall & Co
- Place of Publication
- 4 Stationers Hall Court, London
- Keywords
- medieval, letters, initial letters, alphabet, font, numerals, manuscripts, illumination, mss, lettering, calligraphy, writing
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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