English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century - 3 Vols
by Cescinsky, Herbert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
The Waverley Book Company Limited, London, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Three volumes complete. Half-morocco. Top edges gilt (agleam). Green cloth boards that have some few marks. Volume 1: The morocco leathers have wear about the edges and seams. They are benign. The spine has five ridges with titling on panels 2, 4, 5 (worn and faded). The spine has much wear. It is sturdy and sure. The boards have some marks. Within, the contents are bright and hale. They have occasional age marks. The early pages have wear about the binding edge. They are in general, clean, clear, confident most diligent. Volume II: a genial, benign copy. The morocco is healthier than with vol. 1. They have scuffing and some wear. Spine titling as with above. The spine has some wear to edges and seams, but is otherwise healthy. The contents are bright, fresh-faced, most contented. Volume III: A clubbable copy. The morocco corners and spine have wear to the edges and seams. They are otherwise sound. The spine has some scarring and wear. It is otherwise hearty. The contents are most pleasing. They are bright, very clean and clear, confident and very assured. Please note that due to the weight of the books, should they need be posted outside of South Africa, extra postal charges will be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5ji
- Title
- English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century - 3 Vols
- Author
- Cescinsky, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Waverley Book Company Limited, London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Chapter 1 Books
Chapter 1 trades out of three premises that are all in the Johannesburg area. Our emphasis is on providing quality books at highly competitive prices. A large (and continuously growing) selection of our books are listed on various websites on the internet. We specialise in Modern First Editions, Rhodesiana, Africana and other rare and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....