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The Bridges of Britain
by Eric de Mare
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : B. T. Batsford, 1954. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A first edition, richly illustrated copy of The Bridges of Britain. A first edition copy. The Bridges of Britain is a comprehensive survey of the architecture, building and structure of bridges around Britain. The work is largely historical starting with the early forms of bridges to current bridges. With a colour frontispiece and 156 illustrations.Collated, complete. In the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally lovely. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some light marks to the spine and rear wrap. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 853B24
- Title
- The Bridges of Britain
- Author
- Eric de Mare
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- The Bridges of Britain eric de mare bridges architecture eric de mare
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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