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Book of the Fair 1700-1825, The
by West, Keith
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Boulder, Colorado: Bartholomew Press, 1989. Soft cover. Good+. Dehncke, Melissa. Signed by the author on the title page, this book looks at the history of fairs in England in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, investigating both the commerce and trade aspects as well as the entertainments and amusements. Off-white card cover with black titling, black and white illustratations front and back, black and white illustrations throughout, 90 pages. Spine is sunned, cover and text block edges have various pale smudges, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014184
- Title
- Book of the Fair 1700-1825, The
- Author
- West, Keith
- Illustrator
- Dehncke, Melissa
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bartholomew Press
- Place of Publication
- Boulder, Colorado
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- FAIR, ENGLAND, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, U.K.,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; the United Kingdom;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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