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A CHRONICLE OF LONDON From 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed From MSS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM: To Which Are Added Numerous Contemporary Illustrations Consisting of Royal Letters, Poems, and Other Articles Descriptive of Public Events, or of The Manners
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Quarto (12 1/4 by 10 inches) London: Printed For Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Paternoster Row; and Henry Butterworth, No. 7, Fleet Street, 1827. Early facsimile. 274 pages, half leather binding, marbled boards, matching marbled end papers, tooled spine, title and date in gilt on spine, five raised bands, leather corners, good condition, modest shelf wear, bookplate of previous owner on front paste down, limited to 250 copies.
The "illustrations" reprint the documents, poems, and letters referred to in the text from Middle English to Modern English; with brief commentary, and historical perspective.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 967
- Title
- A CHRONICLE OF LONDON From 1089 to 1483
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early facsimile
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed For Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Paternoster Row; and Henry Butterworth, No. 7, Fleet Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited Edition; Early English History; Chronicle of London; London 1089-1483;
Terms of Sale
Caravan Book Store
Prices are net. All items subject to prior sale. Postage in most cases will be under $8 but can vary by weight and distance. California sales tax is 9.50%. Returns accepted with prior notice within 5 days of receipt at original purchase price, provided item is in same condition as received. Payment by credit card, PayPal (caravanbookstore@yahoo.com), or check drawn on U.S. funds.
About the Seller
Caravan Book Store
Biblio member since 2019
Los Angeles, California
About Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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....
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