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The Antiquarian Repertory: A Miscellaneous Assemblage of Topography, History, Biography, Customs, and Manners
by Grose Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: London: Printed and Published for Edward Jeffery,, 1807. Complete in 4 volumes. Books measure 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Complete with 187 engraved plates, some folding, including hand coloured double page illustration of '' Fire of London ''. Lacking a plate that was originally ommited, but later added to some copies. Bound in full period calf, raised bands, gilt and blind stamp tooling to spine and boards, full marble edges, marble endpapers. Calf rubbed, some abrasion wear on edges, hinge joints split, one board detached, others holding but tender. Internally, occasional light spotting. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A nice clean set, in attractive period bindings. . New Edition. Full Period Calf. Large Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 096624
- Title
- The Antiquarian Repertory: A Miscellaneous Assemblage of Topography, History, Biography, Customs, and Manners
- Author
- Grose Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- London: Printed and Published for Edward Jeffery,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1807
- Size
- Large Quarto
- Keywords
- History. London.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
Should any book not fulfill its description, please contact us, a full refund will be offered if the book is returned within 14 days of purchase, and in the condition in which it was sent.
About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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