A Collection of Epitaphs and Inscriptions: Interesting Either From Historical Associations or Quaintness of Wording (Two Volumes in One)
by Edmund Goldsmid (Ed.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1885-1886. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.75 x 9.25 inches (15 x 23.5 cm). Two volumes bound as one. Limited Edition of 350 copies, unnumbered, this appears to be one of 75 large paper copies. Flexible red buckram binding with paper title label to spine. Label worn and clipped, wear to ends of spine, light marking to boards. Parchment pages with half title and title pages printed in red and black. Pages untrimmed and unopened. A few light finger marks, otherwise very clean throughout. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.75 x 9.25 inches (15 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 48
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1158E004
- Title
- A Collection of Epitaphs and Inscriptions: Interesting Either From Historical Associations or Quaintness of Wording (Two Volumes in One)
- Author
- Edmund Goldsmid (Ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1885-1886
- Size
- 5.75 x 9.25 inches (15 x 23.5 cm
- Keywords
- Private Press, Essays_Letters_Tracts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion, Spirituality & New Age; Essays, Letters & Tracts;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...