The Pursuivant of Arms; or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts
by PLANCHE, J. R
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Robert Hardwicke circa 1859. Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, decorative blind stamp to spine & boards, frontispiece with thick tissue guard, xi + 220pp, illus, VG- (heavy chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising to board corners, moderate sun fading to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, ex-libris plates to eps, owner's name in ink to fep, moderate water staining to eps & frontispiece, light cracking to gutters)
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- Title
- The Pursuivant of Arms; or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts
- Author
- PLANCHE, J. R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hardwicke circa 1859
- Keywords
- heraldry coats of arms illustrated genealogy history family
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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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...