Bookbinders of The United Kingdom (Outside London) 1780 - 1840
by Ramsden, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0713458844
- ISBN 13
- 9780713458848
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Batsford. Very Good/Very Good. 1987. Hard Cover. 7.75" By 10" Tall 0713458844 Dust wrapper is in a sleeve protector. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 250 pages clean and tight.Ilstd. with b/w plts. This book provides concise presentation of information on bookbinders working in important centres such as Edinburgh, Dublin, York, Newcastle, Cambridge and Oxford. Arranged in three parts to cover England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, each section covers the principal directories consulted, a list of localities and binders working in the region, an alphabetical list of binders, including full addresses and information on business relations, apprenticeships, influences, and other matters of interest. The author is meticulous in his evaluation of the degree of authority residing in his various source materials. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142017
- Title
- Bookbinders of The United Kingdom (Outside London) 1780 - 1840
- Author
- Ramsden, Charles
- Illustrator
- 16 half-tone Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0713458844
- ISBN 13
- 9780713458848
- Publisher
- Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...