History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of London; Principally Compiled from Their Grants and Records. With an Historical Essay.
by Herbert, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Item Price
£119.35£95.48
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About This Item
London: William Herbert, 1837. 2-volume set. raised bands, black morocco spine labels. previous owner's bookplates on front endpapers. light foxing on edges and endpapers. small spine chips, light cover rubbing. bindings tight, interiors clean; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping may apply.. leather_bound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Munster & Company, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 592107
- Title
- History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of London; Principally Compiled from Their Grants and Records. With an Historical Essay.
- Author
- Herbert, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Herbert
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Munster & Company, LLC
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Corvallis, Oregon
About Munster & Company, LLC
Munster & Company is a family owned business with over twenty years of experience in buying and selling books. In October of 2017, we purchased Black Oak Books, originally in Berkeley, California, and moved it all to where we live in Corvallis, Oregon. Our inventory currently features a robust number of titles on mathematics, books about books, literature, poetry, and signed books. New arrivals are listed nearly every day.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...