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NAVAL AND [&] MILITARY TROPHIES AND [&] PERSONAL RELICS OF BRITISH HEROES
by Holmes, Richard R. And William Gibb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London; 1896-[1897]: John C. Nimmo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Folio. no pagination. A series of 36 chromolithographs depicting the swords, axes, masks, crowns, flags, and several other relics used by famous men of the British wars such as Oliver Cromwell, Lord Nelson, Napoleon and, as Holmes states in his introduction "the sword of his stupid brother Joseph," along with the famous bible owned by General Gordon; all beautifully illustrated by William Gibb from the original water color drawings, each with tissue guard present. The preface is dated January1897, as the first issue of this work was limited to 50 copies in nine parts, which probably did not have the long awaited preface for the trade edition. A lovely copy, bound in blue pictorial gilt cloth over beveled boards, spine lettering and all edges gilt. A large heavy book with minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Very nice.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3757
- Title
- NAVAL AND [&] MILITARY TROPHIES AND [&] PERSONAL RELICS OF BRITISH HEROES
- Author
- Holmes, Richard R. And William Gibb
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London; 1896-[1897]
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Surprise, Arizona
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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