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DARTMOOR ILLUSTRATED A Series of One Hundred Full Page Plates of its Scenery and Antiquities with Some Short Topographical Notes
by FALCON T.A
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dulverton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Exeter: James G. Commin, 1900. Limited large paper edn (125). Tall 8vo (10½ x 7 ins). Original gilt decorated cream buckram cloth, top edge gilt (a little bumped at tail of spine - otherwise near Fine). Pp. xxxix, thereafter unpaginated, illus with 100 b&w plates (endpapers spotted; previous owner's neat inscription on front paste-down).
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- Bookseller
- Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149122
- Title
- DARTMOOR ILLUSTRATED A Series of One Hundred Full Page Plates of its Scenery and Antiquities with Some Short Topographical Notes
- Author
- FALCON T.A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Exeter: James G. Commin, 1900
- Keywords
- Topography
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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