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The Relics of Saint Cuthbert: Studies by Various Authors Collected and Edited with an Historical Introduction by C. F. Battiscombe
by Battiscombe, C. F
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford : Printed for the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral at The Oxford University Press, 1956. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited edition of 750 copies. Ex-university library copy with only evidence being to ffep and verso of title page, and to spines of book and jacket. Minor marking to page edges but internally, the book is in fine condition: clean, crisp and tight without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. Hinges sound. Bound in blue buckram with gilt lettering and Durham crest: all clean and bright with bumping/rubbing to edges. The unclipped dust jacket is grubby on the outside but the inner flaps are clean. There are numerous small chips and tears to the edges with some small losses, mainly to the corners. xv, 561 pp. Fully illustrated with 58 plates in colour and monochrome collotype, and with a large number of photographs of comparative material. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Heavy/oversize. U.K. postage at default charge but oversea buyers will be asked for extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006027
- Title
- The Relics of Saint Cuthbert: Studies by Various Authors Collected and Edited with an Historical Introduction by C. F. Battiscombe
- Author
- Battiscombe, C. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression First Printing
- Publisher
- Printed for the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral at The Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Art; Archaeology; Signed & Limited Editions; Limited Editions & Signed; Ecclesiastical Art
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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