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The House, the Garden, and the Steeple: A Collection of Old Mottoes
by Arthur L. Humphreys
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Arthur L. Humphreys , 1907. Cloth. Near Fine. 6.5" by 5". None . The second edition of this charming volume comprising various old English mottoes. The second edition of this charming work originally published in 1906. A selection of old English mottoes which really savour the mellowness of England. A celebration to English country life. Taken from the Houses, from Sundials, and from Bells. In a marvellous decorative cloth binding with decorations in gilt. By Arthur L. Humphreys. In the original publisher's decorative gilt-blocked cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. With a faint darkening to the spine. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are extremely bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 772A17
- Title
- The House, the Garden, and the Steeple: A Collection of Old Mottoes
- Author
- Arthur L. Humphreys
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur L. Humphreys
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 6.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- second editions mottoes decorative binding England mottoes
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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