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A Vision of Britain; A Personal View of Architecture
by [The Prince of Wales]
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Doubleday, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed and inscribed by His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the first edition of A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture.. Oblong octavo, 160pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. "First published 1989" stated on copyright page. Solid text block, faint rubbing to corners, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, £16.95 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, wear to head and tail of spine. Inscribed by Prince Charles on the half-title: "Dearest Liz - With all love from the decrepit author. Charles / September 8th 1989." A nice copy, with a self-depricating inscription from the author.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15251
- Title
- A Vision of Britain; A Personal View of Architecture
- Author
- [The Prince of Wales]
- Illustrator
- Signed and inscribed by His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the first edition of A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architec
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Inscribed
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