Remains Concerning Britain: Their Languages, Names, Surnames, Allusions, Anagramms, Armories, Moneys ... The Seventh Impression, much amended, with many rare Antiquities never before imprinted
by William Camden
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for, and sold by, Charpes Harper, at the Flower de Luce over against St. Dunstan's Church, and John Amery at the Peacock over against Fetter Lane, both in Fleetstreet, 1674. Very Good -. London: Printed for, and sold by, Charpes Harper, at the Flower de Luce over against St. Dunstan's Church, and John Amery at the Peacock over against Fetter Lane, both in Fleetstreet, 1674. Seventh Edition. Octavo. 556; [iv] table of contents and publisher's advertisements. Lacks frontispiece. Bound in full contemporary calf with title label and four raised bands to spine.
Boards rather worn and flaked with loss to spine ends and exposure to edges. Exposure to a couple gutters towards center of text block, but binding overall holding. Binder's ticket and previous owner's stamp to front pastedown; additional previous owner's signature to rear free endpaper; interior else unmarked. A Good to Very Good serviceable copy.
Boards rather worn and flaked with loss to spine ends and exposure to edges. Exposure to a couple gutters towards center of text block, but binding overall holding. Binder's ticket and previous owner's stamp to front pastedown; additional previous owner's signature to rear free endpaper; interior else unmarked. A Good to Very Good serviceable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28305
- Title
- Remains Concerning Britain: Their Languages, Names, Surnames, Allusions, Anagramms, Armories, Moneys ... The Seventh Impression, much amended, with many rare Antiquities never before imprinted
- Author
- William Camden
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for, and sold by, Charpes Harper, at the Flower de Luce over against St. Dunstan's Church, and John Amery at the Peacock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1674
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About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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- 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...
- 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...
- Text Block
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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