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London, UK: The Great Western Railway, 1926. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. x, 154pp, 100 illustrations by photographic reproduction, 56 drawings, 13 plans, 7 colour plates (inc. frontispiece), colour map in pocket on rear pastedown. Quarter-bound with black cloth-covered spine over red paper-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine; top edge sprayed red. 4to. A large and heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Boards lightly soiled and scuffed. Spine ends heavily rubbed with cloth fraying. Corners heavily rubbed and rounded with paper worn through. Text block edges lightly tanned, soiled and foxed (affecting page margins), top edge dusty. Volume quite loose; gutter stretched at half-title page (almost detached). Foxing throughout (including pull out map), heaviest towards top edge and beginning and end of volume. With an additional chapter on 'monastic life and buildings' by A Hamilton Thompson.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016367
- Title
- Abbeys
- Author
- James, M R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- The Great Western Railway
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 2.76 lbs
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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