The Library of the Earls of Macclesfield removed from Shirburn Castle: Part Eleven: English Books and Manuscripts
by Sotheby's
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (Light bumping and shelfwear to boards.)
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Sotheby's, 2008. Hardcover. VG (Light bumping and shelfwear to boards.). Blue cloth over boards with illus. laid on front cover, gilt letters on spine & front cover, 344 pp., color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2008 auction of 441 lots (#3858-4299) as part of this monster sale of this English library. Begins with an introductive narrative to the holdings. The lot listings are enhanced by illustrations of many (but not all) sample title pages and views of the books and manuscripts offered. Where else could you see such an tremendous array? An interesting resource for bibliophiles.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200688
- Title
- The Library of the Earls of Macclesfield removed from Shirburn Castle: Part Eleven: English Books and Manuscripts
- Author
- Sotheby's
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (Light bumping and shelfwear to boards.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sotheby's
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing, English Books ; English Books and Manuscripts ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...