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The Constitutional History of England, from the accession of Henry VII to the death of George II
by Henry Hallam
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ward, Lock, c 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.. Handsomely bound in tan calf with raised bands to spine and red title label. University College Dundee in gilt on front cover and a prize plate pasted to fep, dated 1885. No other date. Edges and shoulders are rubbed and worn. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Pages are age tanned with slight foxing to prelims only. Binding is tight. 8vo. 1885
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4873
- Title
- The Constitutional History of England, from the accession of Henry VII to the death of George II
- Author
- Henry Hallam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c 1885
- Size
- 8vo.
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
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