A short History of Sherborne from 705 AD. Fourth Edition. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE BEST EDITION
by WILDMAN W.B
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Abbey Book Shop, Sherborne,, 1930. Roy. 8vo., Fourth and Best Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece, 13 plates and large folding plan on japon, title lightly spotted, some light and occasional marginal spotting to text; green buckram, vellum back lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33923
- Title
- A short History of Sherborne from 705 AD. Fourth Edition. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE BEST EDITION
- Author
- WILDMAN W.B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Abbey Book Shop, Sherborne,
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- topography, dorsetshire, dorset, sherborne, wildman
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...