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Hints on Hats. Adapted to the Heads of the People
by Melton, Henry
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About This Item
London: John Camden Hotten, 1867. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11cm x 16.5 cm. 102 + [49] pp. 2nd edition. Green cloth, stamped gilt decoration and titling. AEG. Inscribed by author and royal hat-maker, Henry Melton on ffep dated Oct. 16, 1868. Scuffing to cloth. Spine is re-backed with original cloth laid on. Half-title has been re-attached with ghosting from inscription. Clipped Daily Telegraph article affixed over first five leaves of advertisements at rear, dated May 11, 1881. Charming, illustrated meditation on millinery.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 481
- Title
- Hints on Hats. Adapted to the Heads of the People
- Author
- Melton, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- John Camden Hotten
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Henry Melton, Royal Hat-maker, Monarchy, Textiles, Millinery
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- Re-backed
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- AEG
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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