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Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library Deposited in the British Museum
by British Museum. Library
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Command of his majesty King George III, 1802-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. xv, [1], 618, [75] p. Approximately 26,000 entries. Bound in contemporary full tree calf. Gilt on red Moroccan spine label. 6 raised bands. Contemporary hand-written ink family tree and notes on 4 p. inlaid after the title page. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Chipping and loss to head and tail of spine. Bumping to corners. Unmarked pages. Scattered foxing and slight toning throughout. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.
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- SequiturBooks
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- Title
- Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library Deposited in the British Museum
- Author
- British Museum. Library
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Command of his majesty King George III
- Date Published
- 1802-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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