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English and Scottish Silver Spoons (Mediaeval to Late Stuart) And Pre-Elizabethan Hall-Marks on English Plate
by Commander George Evelyn Paget How
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Curwen Press, 1957. Full leather. Near Fine. A gorgeous example of George How's landmark 3-volume examination of English and Scottish silver spoons and pre-Elizabethan hall-marks on English plate. All 3 folio volumes beautifully bound in a custom, full red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe of London. (The foot of each front pastedown also bears the Sangorski & Sutcliffe stamp). 5 raised bands to each volume, fine gilt-bordering and titling within the compartments. Internally, clean as could be as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. The set is easily in Near Fine condition and, save for just a touch of light offsetting along one rear panel top-edge, would legitimatley be approaching Fine. Dozens and dozens of gravure plates complement How's deeply-informative text. A true collector's copy, certainly worthy of an institutional holding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18342
- Title
- English and Scottish Silver Spoons (Mediaeval to Late Stuart) And Pre-Elizabethan Hall-Marks on English Plate
- Author
- Commander George Evelyn Paget How
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Curwen Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- rare decorative arts, rare antiques reference, rare art reference, rare decorative arts reference, English plate, silver spoons
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts;
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Folio
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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