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A History of the County of Brecknock...Illustrated with Numerous Engravings, Portraits, and Maps. FOUR VOLUME SET, The Glanusk Edition.
by Jones. Theophilus / Bailey. Sir Joseph Russell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Brecknock: Blissett, Davies & Co, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First thus, original half leather hardcover with spines lettered in gilt, top page edges gilt, illustrated throughout, 214, 268, 236 & 350 pages including index pages, subscribers lists and plate lists, minor rubbing to extremities otherwise A NEAR FINE SET IN LOVELY CONDITON. very good in creased very good unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom.
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- Bookseller
- Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133872
- Title
- A History of the County of Brecknock...Illustrated with Numerous Engravings, Portraits, and Maps. FOUR VOLUME SET, The Glanusk Edition.
- Author
- Jones. Theophilus / Bailey. Sir Joseph Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Blissett, Davies & Co
- Place of Publication
- Brecknock
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Brecknock. Brecon. Breconshire.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- Fine
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