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Abbeys, Castles, and Ancient Halls of England and Wales; Their Legendary Lore, and Popular History Volume 1
by Timbs, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne Undated early reprint, 12mo, 590pp, line frontis, green blind decorated cloth lettered gilt to spine; some rubbing and minor wear to extrems and spine lettering, the solitary number 6 adorns the corner of the ffep, but by and large this is a clean example, certainly VG Copy, probably 1900-1920. There are 3 volumes in this series of which this is the first. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41746
- Title
- Abbeys, Castles, and Ancient Halls of England and Wales; Their Legendary Lore, and Popular History Volume 1
- Author
- Timbs, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- History, Topography, Castles, Architecture, Abbeys, Legend, Lore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Roger Lucas Booksellers
It has always been our policy over 25 years to offer decent books in good shape at sane prices. In the unlikely eventuality that something is not as described return within 7 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
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