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The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries Of Manuscript Painting In The British Library
by Backhouse, Janet
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0802043461
- ISBN 13
- 9780802043467
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First North American Edition (First Thus) - Nap (No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First). Includes Index Of Manuscripts. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has Light Wear At The Lower Board Edges. The Jacket Has Light Rubbing.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032681
- Title
- The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries Of Manuscript Painting In The British Library
- Author
- Backhouse, Janet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802043461
- ISBN 13
- 9780802043467
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 240
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- British Library; Illumination Of Books And Manuscripts, Medieval; Illumination Of Books And Manuscripts, Renaissance. General, Medieval, Medieval
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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