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The Temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects, with the histories, and other connected information, at Large
by Taylor Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for C. Taylor, 1796. Signed binding. '' Morrell ''.Book measures 21.5x17.5.cm. Various paginations, 21 views, this volume was bound without the 42 sepia-engraved allegorical plates. Bound in half calf,calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, ornate gilt tooling and title lettering. Calf rubbed, worn on joints, some minor wear loss. Generally binding in good condition. Internally, pages and plates in good clean condition. A nice copy. F. Half Calf. Near Very Good. Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014053
- Title
- The Temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects, with the histories, and other connected information, at Large
- Author
- Taylor Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Publisher
- Printed for C. Taylor
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1796
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- Topography; Antiquarian;
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George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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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