London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1926. First edition (hardback), limited to 100 numbered copies (this copy number 51). 4to (31cm by 26cm), viii, 51pp, xliii. 79 plates (19 in colour). Original half white vellum, brown cloth boards, gilt titling to the spine, top edge gilt. Some light spotting of the binding, endpapers foxed, else this copy is in very good condition.

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Bookseller: Cornell Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20484
Title: Old Decorative Maps and Charts.
Author: Arthur L Humphreys:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1926.

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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...
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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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