Images of Chelsea
by Longford, Elizabeth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Great Leighs, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Saint Helena Press, Richmond upon Thames, 1980, limited edition of 50 copies hand bound in full morocco. This no 31. Full leather binding, five raised bands to spine. Gilt lettering on leather patches to compartments two and four, gilt decoration to other compartments. Gilt decoration to inner dentelles front and rear. Aeg. Contained in a marbled slipcase with a label. 12ins x 9.25ins, marbled endpapers, 270pp. Illustrations within the text. Signed by the author to the limitation page. Hand bound by Philip Bradburn of The Manor Bindery, Fawley. Small indentation to rear board otherwise book Fine. Slipcase rubbed and split, so only good.
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- 46846
- Title
- Images of Chelsea
- Author
- Longford, Elizabeth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- SIGNED
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...