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Map of North Wales. From The Ordnance Surveys. (with Names of Railway Stations.)
by BACON & CO., G. W.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh, G.W. Bacon & Co., n.d. ca1890. Hardback, 7 x 4 inches. Green cloth with gilt lettering and black border decoration to front. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges a couple of minor handling marks to cloth, boards have slight curl. Inner endpapers tanned and cracked along inner of spine. Some minor darkening and small chips to edge of key map on endpaper. Some minor tanning to bottom corner of map else overall clean and bright with nice colouring. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Full-Colour fold-out map printed on paper and mounted on cloth. Map size 19 x 19.5 inches.
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Details
- Seller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 91066
- Title
- Map of North Wales. From The Ordnance Surveys. (with Names of Railway Stations.)
- Author
- BACON & CO., G. W.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edinburgh, G.W. Bacon & Co., n.d. ca1890
- Keywords
- MAPS BACON & CO., G. W.: Bacon’s, Map of North Wales, Ordnance survey, ca1890, fold out, colour, canvas, wales, county maps, tourist, railways,
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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