The Boke of Saint Albans; Containing Treatises on Hawking, Hunting, and Cote Armour. Printed at Saint Albans by the Schoolmaster-Printer in 1486.; Reproduced in facsimile, with an introduction by William Blades
by BERNERS, Juliana
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Elliott Stock, 1881 edition of original Printed at Saint Albans by the Schoolmaster-Printer in 1486. 4to, 32pp plus 156 unpaginated facsimile. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Blind stamped vellum boards are soiled and stained particularly on spine where gilt lettering is stained and faded. Inside end papers yellowed, all other contents are nice clean condition with a little yellowing on hand made paper throughout.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000039
- Title
- The Boke of Saint Albans; Containing Treatises on Hawking, Hunting, and Cote Armour. Printed at Saint Albans by the Schoolmaster-Printer in 1486.; Reproduced in facsimile, with an introduction by William Blades
- Author
- BERNERS, Juliana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Elliott Stock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- history1
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
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Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...