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British Castles
by Charles H. Ashdown
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£235.00£211.50
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 9.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated monograph on the castles of Britain by Charles H. Ashdown. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Charles H. Ashdown's illustrated study on the castles of Britain.Looking at Bodiam Castle, Maiden Castle, Pevensey Castle, the Tower of London, Arundel Castle, Rochester Castle, Windsor Castle, Hever Castle, Edinburgh Castle, and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-one colour plates, and in-text line drawings.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few light marks to the boards. Cloth to the head of the rear board is a little cockled. Discolouration to the paste downs and endpapers. Dust wrapper is edge worn with small chips and closed tears, including a chip to the spine. Light marks to the dust wrapper, spine a little discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of light handling marks. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 889P18
- Title
- British Castles
- Author
- Charles H. Ashdown
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 9.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- British Castles charles h. ashdown england castles charles h. ashdown
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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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- First Edition
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