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The Kingdom of Books
by Orcutt, William Dana (1870-1953)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : John Murray, 1927. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original and elaborately decorated gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of bumping/rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 290 pages; Description: xii, 290 p. , 22 leaves of plates ; 22 cm. Subjects: Bookbinding --Printing --Illustration of books.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 405701
- Title
- The Kingdom of Books
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana (1870-1953)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : John Murray
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
MW Books Ltd.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt if you are unsatisfied with either our description of, or the book itself.
About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
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- 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....
- Leaves
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.