A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MILITARY BOOKS UP TO 1642. With an Introduction by Sir Charles Oman
by Cockle, Maurice J. D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Holland Press, (1957).. (1957).. Very good. - Large square octavo, red cloth titled in gilt, in a price-clipped dw. Bumped; dw lightly soiled with head of dw spine chipped. xl, errata page, 267 & [1] pp. Illustrated with 13 B&W plates & 2 B&W tail pieces. Very good. <p>Reprint of the 1900 edition.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17375
- Title
- A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MILITARY BOOKS UP TO 1642. With an Introduction by Sir Charles Oman
- Author
- Cockle, Maurice J. D
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Holland Press, (1957).
- Date Published
- (1957).
- Keywords
- MILITARY; REFERENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; MAURICE J. D. COCKLE; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; EARLY PRINTING. (Military). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MILITARY BOOKS UP TO 1642. With an Introduction by Sir Charles Oman. Cockle, Maurice J. D.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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