Old English plate : ecclesiastical, decorative, and domestic; its makers and marks /
by Cripps, Wilfred Joseph (1841-1903)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : J. Murray, 1906. Ninth Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Gilt motif to front panel. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 524 pages; xxiv, 524 p. : illus. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Plate -- Hallmarks. ""With 131 illustrations, and upwards of 2,600 facsimiles of plate marks"" --title page.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223384
- Title
- Old English plate : ecclesiastical, decorative, and domestic; its makers and marks /
- Author
- Cripps, Wilfred Joseph (1841-1903)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Ninth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : J. Murray
- Date Published
- 1906
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...