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Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire
by Nimrod [Apperley, Charles]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London : Rudolph Ackermann, 1851 Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in 1912 [signed on front dentelle] in red crushed morocco with gilt decorations, 5 rqised bands 218 pp, covers and spine bound in rear. This with 18 beautiful colored illustrations. This copy with minor wear at the gutters and a trace at the tips. Internally all tissue guards between the plates and facing pages present except for the one between the frontis and first title page. One page has a 1/4" marginal tear. There is a bookplate and owner's deboss on ffep and title page. Otherwise internally near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002807
- Title
- Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire
- Author
- Nimrod [Apperley, Charles]
- Illustrator
- Henry Alken
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rudolph Ackermann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1851
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Zaehnsdorf, Fine bindings, illustrated books, sports.
Terms of Sale
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Books returnable if not as described and returned in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Biblio member since 2006
Warsaw, Indiana
About Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Primarily online seller with emphasis on better quality books.In the book business since the mid 1980s.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Deboss
- An imprinted decoration or mark on the outside cover of a book. Publishers will press a design or mark into a book's cover for...
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