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The Cape House and Its Interior; An Inquiry into the Sources of Cape Architecture & A Survey of Built-In Early Cape Domestic Woodwork
by Obholzer, A.M.; Baraitser, M. & Malherbe, W.D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0620042583
- ISBN 13
- 9780620042581
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Stellenbosch Museum. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1985. Limited Edition First Printing. Hardcover. 0620042583 . 419 p. 27.5 cm. Sound and square binding in leather-like covered boards, with gilt devise and titles on upper board and spine. Some rubbing along the bottom edges of the boards. Top edge of the text block is foxed, with slight foxing to the fore-edge. About ten leaves of the text block have a tiny ding to the upper fore-corner. Otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has some edge wear, including a short tear to the front flap fold. It is shelf rubbed and shows some scratches, particularly to the rear back panel. Includes 1600 illustrations, 8 of which are in colour. Number 1397 of a limited edition of 1600 that were published. May require extra postage due to weight of book. Please inquire about shipping cost before purchase. .
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- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6430
- Title
- The Cape House and Its Interior; An Inquiry into the Sources of Cape Architecture & A Survey of Built-In Early Cape Domestic Woodwork
- Author
- Obholzer, A.M.; Baraitser, M. & Malherbe, W.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0620042583
- ISBN 13
- 9780620042581
- Publisher
- Stellenbosch Museum
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- 0620042583
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
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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...
- Text Block
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Leaves
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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