Memorials of Old Chelsea: A New History of the Village of Palaces.
by LONDON. BEAVER, Alfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Elliot Stock, London., 1892. First edition. Small quarto. pp viii, 428. Numerous illustrations from drawings by the author. Fourteen pages of adverts at rear. Period binding of half green morocco with raised bands, cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Contemporary (1892) ownership inscription on verso of front free endpaper. Some light rubbing to covers. Very good indeed.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LONDON010409
- Title
- Memorials of Old Chelsea: A New History of the Village of Palaces.
- Author
- LONDON. BEAVER, Alfred
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elliot Stock, London.
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- london chelsea
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Peter Ellis bookseller
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...