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Paradisi In Sole
by John Parkinson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Methuen & Co, 1904. Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS FOLIO IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY FROST IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLE AND DATE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS WITH TOP EDGE GILT. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH FULL PAGE PLATES, 628 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 14.5"x9.5". 118 YEARS OLD. A NICE EXAMPLE SCARCE IN THIS BINDING AND CONDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 195404204565
- Title
- Paradisi In Sole
- Author
- John Parkinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED, 117 YEARS OLD, FOLIO, FINE LEATHER BINDING, RARE, GREAT CONDITION, BOUND BY FROST, FOLIO 14.5
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All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
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