The Bridal Souvenir
by Stanesby, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good(+) copy. Beautiful, decorative book; lightly worn boards with very light fraying to cloth corners and light bumps to b
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Griffith & Farran, 1857. Hardcover. Very good(+) copy. Beautiful, decorative book; lightly worn boards with very light fraying to cloth corners and light bumps to board corners; 1" round brown discoloration to cover board which appears to be a liquid stain; moderate soiling, specs and scratches to cloth though the decorations are still bright and have very little rubbing; pages are clean with mild foxing to only a few around the edges; no inscription or other markings; a lovely, well-loved copy.. Stanesby, Samuel. Octavo in tan cloth decorative boards with gilt lettering; 37 unnumbered pp., 23 cm. Listed in the Preface are the flowers, and their sentiments, used decoratively throughout the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84354
- Title
- The Bridal Souvenir
- Author
- Stanesby, Samuel
- Illustrator
- Stanesby, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good(+) copy. Beautiful, decorative book; lightly worn boards with very light fraying to cloth corners and light bumps to b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Griffith & Farran
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...