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The Britain of Brian Cook. Foreword by Sir Hugh Casson. Preface by Ian Logan. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by BATSFORD Brian Cook
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Batsford,, [1987]. Oblong 4to., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and many fine coloured and monochrome repdiuctions throughout; salmon cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Comprehensive assembly of Cook's wonderful dustwrappers enhancing most of the iconic Batsford series of the 1930s-1950s. Includes a valuable (inevitably incomplete) Collector's Checklist of the several topographical series. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46260
- Title
- The Britain of Brian Cook. Foreword by Sir Hugh Casson. Preface by Ian Logan. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- BATSFORD Brian Cook
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Batsford,
- Date Published
- [1987]
- Keywords
- batsford, brian cook, bibliography, book illustration, face of britain, british heritage
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About the Seller
Island Books
Biblio member since 2004
Thakeham, West Sussex
About Island Books
Fine and Rare Books at the foot of the South Downs
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...