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A Book of Bridges by Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A. and Walter Shaw Sparrow
by Sparrow, Walter Shaw; Brangwyn, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head. 1915. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good Condition. Some mild scattered foxing to endpapers and fore edge with offset to the half-title page. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Light rubbing to spine edges. Hinge reinforced professionally between free endpaper and flyleaf. Full page colour plates (all present) and in-text black & white drawings.. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xiv, 414 pages. A beautifully illustrated history of bridges with 2 Appendices - Chinese Gabled Bridges and Steep Roman Bridges. Ideal for the enthusiastic Pontist. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB320988
- Title
- A Book of Bridges by Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A. and Walter Shaw Sparrow
- Author
- Sparrow, Walter Shaw; Brangwyn, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Bookseller catalogs
- history-general;
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Edges
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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