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A Book of Porcelain : fine examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
by Bernard Rackham, illustrated by William Gibb:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910. First edition (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 19cm), xv, 95pp. 28 colour plates by William Gibb. Original green cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. There is some rubbing of the binding, scattered foxing of the contents, and an ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Overall, this book is in good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornell Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72002
- Title
- A Book of Porcelain : fine examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
- Author
- Bernard Rackham, illustrated by William Gibb:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910.
Terms of Sale
Cornell Books Limited
Returns accepted for any reason, provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt. The customer is responsible for paying return shipping unless the book was not as described.
About the Seller
Cornell Books Limited
Biblio member since 2005
Tewkesbury
About Cornell Books Limited
We are a medium-sized bookshop located in a small country town in the west of England. The shop is open for business from 1030 to 1700 Monday to Saturday. The building is a fifteenth-century former public house. We are still awaiting the day when we find a book older than the shop itself!
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.