The Fourth Book of Pilgrimages to Old Homes
by Moss Fletcher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Didsbury, Great Britain: Author, 1908. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++. Large 8vo. 1st edition. 396 pages. Very nicely produced on quality paper and very well illustrated throughout with 224 excellent black and white photographic plates. A typical Fletcher Moss publication. In original rich red buckram gilt hard cover binding with bevelled edges and top edge gilt. The gilt on the covers is particularly bright. Front and rear end papers browned/foxed otherwise internally very clean and tight. Very Good++. A very substantial pleasing item. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Delph Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011974
- Title
- The Fourth Book of Pilgrimages to Old Homes
- Author
- Moss Fletcher
- Format/Binding
- Buckram
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Author
- Place of Publication
- Didsbury, Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Keywords
- FLETCHER MOSS OLD HOMES ARCHITECTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- architecture;
Terms of Sale
Delph Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...