The Contour Road Book of Great Britain ( in Two volumes) : Volume II - South England, and Wales
by Inglis, Harry R. G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Gall and Inglis, 1907. 1st Edition. Red Cloth Boards. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. xivpp; 254-848pp; 32pp of index. There is a fold out map to the rear of the book of England and Wales which has a short 1 cm tear to the attached edge. Thin slate panel pasted to the rear paste down. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt embossed lettering to the spine and vignette of a motor car to the front board. Numerous contour charts and maps illustrate the text. List of other Gall and Inglis maps and road books from this year 1907. All edges red. Some fading to the spine. There are light bumps to the head and tail of the spine and the corners are lightly tunred in. Slight nik to the cloth at the head of the spine and a light bump to the front edge of both boards. Ink name signature, address and date April 1909 to the head of the front end paper - ? Cmpbell, 89 Kenilworth Ave, Wimbledon Park, London SW1.. Ever so slight crease to the front end paper and few adjacent map pages. Clean and tight. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222983
- Title
- The Contour Road Book of Great Britain ( in Two volumes) : Volume II - South England, and Wales
- Author
- Inglis, Harry R. G
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gall and Inglis
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾&quo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MAPS TRAVEL BRITAIN
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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