The Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Time / Ancient Costume
by Charles Martin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fairly Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn , 1842. Pale green cloth, with brown decoration. Everything between the front board and the final plate is completely detached and loose, but all seems to be present. Title page reads: "The Civil Costume of England, from the conquest to the present time. Drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts, portraits, etc. by Charles Martin. Etched by Leopold Martin. To which is added Hope's Costumes of the Ancients, 25 plates." Dedication to Prince Albert. 61 plates present, as called for in the list at the front, and 25 of ancient costume etc, not all with name of Hope, most, but not all, of costume. The cloth is quite worn; the plates, apart from a very few slight thumbmarks, some small corner creases, and two or three worn fore-edges, are in good condition. PLATES ARE UNCOLOURED.. Not Known. Hard Cover. Fairly Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Leopold Martin / T. Hope. 6"x 10".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Marion Pitman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002946
- Title
- The Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Time / Ancient Costume
- Author
- Charles Martin
- Illustrator
- Leopold Martin / T. Hope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fairly Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Not Known
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- History, Costume, Clothes, Etchings,
- Size
- 6"x 10"
Terms of Sale
Marion Pitman Books
Books will be sent on receipt of Paypal payment or when cheque is cleared. I cannot process credit cards myself except through Paypal. Books may be returned within 7 days if substantially different from description. Money only refunded on receipt of book.
About the Seller
Marion Pitman Books
Biblio member since 2005
Reading, Berkshire
About Marion Pitman Books
Since someone burnt my shop down in 2000, I have been selling on line only. The stock is extremely various, consisting mostly of what I had in storage at the time: mainly older books, with a large number of pre-war novels.
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