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Hall marks on gold and silver plate / by William Chaffers ; illustrated with revised tables of annual date letters employed in the assay offices of England, Scotland and Ireland, and a fac-simile of a copper-plate of makers' marks at Goldsmiths' Hall. To which is now added. A history of l'orf�vrerie fran�aise
by Chaffers, William (1811-1892). Markham, Christopher Alexander (b. 1859)
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About This Item
London : Reeves and Turner , 1896. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Good copy bound in half leather over cloth boards with a gilt blocked label to the spine. Some slight wear to the spine as with age. Professionally repaired. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the Print Room & Art Library, incorporating the Agnes & Norman Lupton Bequest with its bookplate. Physical description; xliv, 302 p : front., ill., plates (1 fold.) ; 26 cm. Subjects; Markham, Christopher Alexander, (1859-). Hallmarks. Plate Great Britain. Plate France. Genre; Illustrated.
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- Title
- Hall marks on gold and silver plate / by William Chaffers ; illustrated with revised tables of annual date letters employed in the assay offices of England, Scotland and Ireland, and a fac-simile of a copper-plate of makers' marks at Goldsmiths' Hall. To which is now added. A history of l'orf�vrerie fran�aise
- Author
- Chaffers, William (1811-1892). Markham, Christopher Alexander (b. 1859)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Publisher
- London : Reeves and Turner
- Date Published
- 1896
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