Costume in Antiquity
by Laver, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1964. First UK Edition. Burgundy Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Large 8vo. Illustrated. 139pp. An illustrated with book, with over 480 ancient clothing examples. Light creasing marks to about 8 leaves, with a corresponding 'scratch' mark to the upper fore-edge. Slight bumps to the head & tail of the spine. Small strip of fading to tail of spine. Tight & clean, with gilt embossed lettering to the spine. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped. Upper corners are a little worn, with niks to both. Couple of niks to the head of the spine - now repaired. Small chip with tear to tail of the rear panel. An acceptable wrapper. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 219874
- Title
- Costume in Antiquity
- Author
- Laver, James
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Burgundy Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CLOTHING ANCIENT HISTORY
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- Cloth
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- Bumps
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- Leaves
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Acceptable
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