The Great Fire of London in 1666
by Walter George Bell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good.
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, c 1920. Hardcover. Good.. 8vo.. Second edition. No dust jacket. Light brown cloth with oval roundel in red to front board and gilt lettering to spine., Edges are bumped and there are small blemishes to front board. Spine is faded. Pages are rough cut. Top page edge is red. Pages are age tanned with occasional slight foxing. Numerous ilustrations, plans drawings, pull out maps, all present. Undated but c. 1920. 8vo. Previous owner's pencilled signature to front endpaper dated 1934. 1920
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5284
- Title
- The Great Fire of London in 1666
- Author
- Walter George Bell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c 1920
- Size
- 8vo.
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
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Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
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- 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...
- Age Tanned
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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