The Book Of Decorative Furniture
by Edwin Foley. fellow of the Institute of Designers
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Milverton, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T.C. & E.C. Jack., 1911. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcovers, decorative cloth, small folio, with gilt title and decoration to blue boards and spine. Minor wear to extremities and a couple of faint spots on front. Vol 2 has newspaper cutting to frontpaper about treasures found in junk shops in and around London. One hundred reproductions in full colour facsimile of drawings by the author and one thousand illustrations in text. Top edge gilt, page edges a little smoked. A very good set and excellent value..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Wessex Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 683
- Title
- The Book Of Decorative Furniture
- Author
- Edwin Foley. fellow of the Institute of Designers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- T.C. & E.C. Jack.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Antiques
- Bookseller catalogs
- Furniture; Antiques, Collectables;
Terms of Sale
West Wessex Books
We aim to provide and efficent and fast service,all books are well and securely packed. Items undamaged need to be ruturned within 15 days for full refund
About the Seller
West Wessex Books
Biblio member since 2006
Milverton, Somerset
About West Wessex Books
internet bookshop dealer, based in Somerset in South West England, we supply books to customers all over the world.
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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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...