THE ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY..
by PORNY M.A
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- Seller
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Dulverton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery, 1771. 2nd edn corrected. 8vo (8 x 5¼ ins). Contemporary full calf, raised-ribbed gilt ruled spine, boards with single gilt rolled gilt fillet border, red sprinkled edges (outer joints worn but boards firm; boards scratched and rubbed at edges). Pp. xx + 254 + dictionary, illus with 25 plates and woodcuts in text (previous owners' bookplates on front endpapers and neat inscription in contemporary hand on recto of frontispiece).
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- Bookseller
- Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 175651
- Title
- THE ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY..
- Author
- PORNY M.A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery, 1771
- Bookseller catalogs
- Heraldry;
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Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
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Dulverton
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- 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...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...