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A History and Description of Winchester. With seventeen steel engravings. Facsimile reprint.
by WOODWARD, B.B.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Laurence Oxley. Hants. 1977. Size 9.25 x 11.25 inches. In brown cloth covers with gilt to spine and front and silhouette to front. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Small mark to bottom edge. Else a clean and tight copy. 317pp. With 17 b/w plates. Facsimile reprint of book originally published in 1860. Still considered the most informative book on the old capital, it deals at length with the Cathedral, College and St.Cross.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72740
- Title
- A History and Description of Winchester. With seventeen steel engravings. Facsimile reprint.
- Author
- WOODWARD, B.B.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Laurence Oxley. Hants. 1977
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ENGLISH TOPOGRAPHY B.B.WOODWARD, History, Description, Winchester, steel engravings, Facsimile reprint, old capital, Cathedral, College, St.Cross, Topography History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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