A History of the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings. In Two Volumes.
by Ackermann, R
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Contemporary gilt panelled calf, elaborately decorated. Rebacked but retaining original spines, later red title labels to spines. Edges gilt. Large 4to. 296pp; Additional half title, uncoloured engraved portrait frontispiece, list of subscribers, seventy-nine aquatint and engraved plates, all with contemporary hand colouring. Hinges cracked, but binding remains secure. Binding rubbed and worn with corners repaired. Bookplate of Douglas Lowe to rear pastedown in vol. 1 and front pastedown in vol. 2. Some offsetting of plates to text, plates generally clean and bright. A wide margined copy without the sixteen 'founders' plates. A heavy set, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (a4)
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- Bookseller
- Besleys Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A4GLTBRN22B
- Title
- A History of the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- Ackermann, R
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. Ackermann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
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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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Cracked
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- Bookplate
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