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THE EMBROIDERESS VOLUME FIVE
by ROLLESTON J. D. [Ed.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very good copy with foxed and sunned edges. Very good boards with rubbing to extremities and creased spine ends.
- Seller
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About This Item
London,, 1931. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.. A very good copy with foxed and sunned edges. Very good boards with rubbing to extremities and creased spine ends.. Large 8vo. Pp: 964, iii. First edition. Dark green buckram boards with navy lettering and illustration to front and lettering to spine. Illustrated throughout in black and white, and colour plates.
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- Bookseller
- Any Amount of Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C69022
- Title
- THE EMBROIDERESS VOLUME FIVE
- Author
- ROLLESTON J. D. [Ed.]
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy with foxed and sunned edges. Very good boards with rubbing to extremities and creased spine ends.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 964, iii
- Keywords
- FashionCraftsSewing
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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