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The Glass Industry of the Weald
by G. H. Kenyon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Not Stated : Leicester University Press, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated . The first edition of this authoritative study of the glass industry of the Weald, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. First edition of Kenyon's comprehensive study of glassmaking in the Weald of Sussex and Surrey, with also a discussion of the few forest glasshouses outside of the Weald. Describing glassmaking techniques and the families concerned with it. A significant contribution to local, social, and economic history. Illustrated both in text and with black and white full page photographic plates, a folding map to rear. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, damp spotting to boards and spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and smart with minor shelf wear, chipped to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Illustrated both in text and with black and white photographic plates, a folding map to rear. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818A94
- Title
- The Glass Industry of the Weald
- Author
- G. H. Kenyon
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leicester University Press
- Place of Publication
- Not Stated
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- glass industry first editions illustrated art first editions
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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