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The Cathedrals of Northern France
by Bumpus, R. Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/ACC/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
James Pott & Company, 1910-01-01. First Edition Thus?. Hardcover. VG/ACC/ND. Box X29 HARDBACK ""UNCOMMON,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus* Pub: James Pott & Co.* Binding and cover condition: Mid blue cloth covered boards with dark blue decoration and titles to spine and face. Top inch and a half of spine missing. No bumps, minor rubs to edges and corners and to tail of spine. ACC* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Top edge heavily aged. Fore & bottom edges somewhat aged. End papers showing some off-setting. Contents clean, crisp, tight and bright with minor reading wear, no marks to text. VG* Illustrations: A number of b/w photos within text throughout.* Pages: 384p. text. xiii pp. appendices index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Covering the Northern half of France this description of the cathedrals at Reims, Cambrai, Paris, Rouen, Tours & Sens. This is folowd by appendices on the Vestments of St Thomas of Canterbury at Sens, The Good Samaritan Window at Sens and a brief list of the best specimens of Northern French Architecture and Stained Glass (eleventh to the sixteenth century).* A NEAR VG+ text copy with some age and considerable cover wear reducing it to ACC. No dust jacket.* 0
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9113
- Title
- The Cathedrals of Northern France
- Author
- Bumpus, R. Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/ACC/ND
- Edition
- First Edition Thus?
- Publisher
- James Pott & Company
- Date Published
- 1910-01-01
- Pages
- 394
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Bumps
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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