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English Books, 1475-1900: A Signpost for Collectors, Volume I: Caxton to Johnson, & II: Gray to Kipling (Complete)
by Charles J. Sawyer and F. J. Harvey Darton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chas. J. Sawyer, London, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xvi + 368 / viii + 423pp. 2-volume set (complete). Bindings firm, spines faded. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Edges browned. Top edge gilt in good condition. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Books on Books; Antiques & Collectibles. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 46497. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Dreadnought Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46497
- Title
- English Books, 1475-1900: A Signpost for Collectors, Volume I: Caxton to Johnson, & II: Gray to Kipling (Complete)
- Author
- Charles J. Sawyer and F. J. Harvey Darton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chas. J. Sawyer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- BZDB243 reference, literary, history Books on Books; Antiques & Collectibles. Unbranded Charles J. Sawyer and F. J. Harvey Darton English Books, 1475-1900: A Signpost for Collectors, Volume I: Caxton to Johnson, & II: Gray to Kipling (Complete)
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- Antiques & Collectibles; Books on Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dreadnought Books
Biblio member since 2013
Bristol
About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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