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Buckinghamshire and Berkshire
by G. E. Mitton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A. & C. Black LTD, 1920. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Sutton Palmer. A beautifully illustrated first edition of Black's topographical work on Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, illustrated with lavish colour plates. The first edition of this work.A charming work looking into the topography of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, illustrated with beautiful colour plates.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, and fifty-nine colour plates.Collated, complete.Illustrated by Sutton Palmer.Written by Geraldine Mitton. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few patches of rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Plate facing page 50 is detached but present. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 726P16
- Title
- Buckinghamshire and Berkshire
- Author
- G. E. Mitton
- Illustrator
- Sutton Palmer
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Buckinghamshire and Berkshire buckinghamshire berkshire geraldine mitton buckinghamshire topography england
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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