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The Chronicle of England, by John Capgrave: Published by the Authority of the Lords Commissioners
by Capgrave, John; Hingeston, Francis Charles (Ed.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, London, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Good+ HB with no DJ, as issued. First publication of Capgrave's Chronicle, in original binding. 1-4 p., 4 l., ix-xxx, 482 p. : ill. (fold. facsim.); 25 cm. Heavily worn green paper over boards with quarter bound brown leather spine with stamped gold title. Front hinge is starting and is cracked for the top 3". Contents are tight and clean. Includes the folding color facsimile of the mss. as the frontpiece. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 482 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Europe / Great Britain; Britain/UK; 19th century; . Main Picture: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Front Cover and Spine, showing wear to paper on front cover. Picture 2: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Frontis - Color Facsimile of the Manuscript. Picture 3: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Detail of Publication Information from Title Page. Picture 4: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Detail of Title from Spine. Picture 5: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Title Page and Frontispiece. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 358. .
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- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 358
- Title
- The Chronicle of England, by John Capgrave: Published by the Authority of the Lords Commissioners
- Author
- Capgrave, John; Hingeston, Francis Charles (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Quarter Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Antiquarian History; Europe / Great Britain; Britain/UK; 19th century; Unbranded Capgrave, John; Hingeston, Francis Charles (Ed.) The Chronicle of England, by John Capgrave: Published by the Authority of the Lords Commissioners
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Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
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Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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