English Chimney-Pieces: Their Design And Development From The Earliest Times To The Nineteenth Century
by Rothery Cadogan, Guy and A.L. Kocher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good- (dampstaining to cloth spine w/ an approx 5inch fraying hole. boards have light edge-wear, light rubbing to corners; upper
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London / New York: John Tiranti And Company / Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1927. Hardcover. Good- (dampstaining to cloth spine w/ an approx 5inch fraying hole. boards have light edge-wear, light rubbing to corners; upper internal paper edges have rippling from dampstaining. opening text booklet loose leaf). marbled grey portfolio boards w/ maroon cloth spine & corners; ribbon ties. book xi, 16 pgs & 189 bw plates. Opening text pages have rough cuts to spine edge with red discolorization from portfolio dampstaining as well as black staining and foxing. Plates loose with light, red discolorization to what would be their spine edge. Instances of foxing to pages and plate edges, otherwise plates remain fairly bright with light tanning/darkening to edges. Page 4/5 of introductory text is missing as well as plates 121/122.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191224
- Title
- English Chimney-Pieces: Their Design And Development From The Earliest Times To The Nineteenth Century
- Author
- Rothery Cadogan, Guy and A.L. Kocher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good- (dampstaining to cloth spine w/ an approx 5inch fraying hole. boards have light edge-wear, light rubbing to corners; upper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Tiranti And Company / Architectural Book Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- European Architecture, English Chimney-Pieces ; English Chimney-Pieces ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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