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Random Reflections of a West Country Master Craftsman
by Cyril H. G. Beazer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper a little faded. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Gif
- ISBN 10
- 0950770906
- ISBN 13
- 9780950770901
- Seller
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bath: C. H. G. Beazer, 1981. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper a little faded. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Gift inscription to the first blank. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (fawn boards with gilt titling to the spine & upper board) Physically 9½” x 6¾” (0.8 kg); 158pp; Index; Preface by Mrs. R. A. Gerrard; Jacket illustration: The author working on the renovation of Nelson Place West, Bath, with Norfolk Crescent in the background. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs; Colour Drawings (1); ISBN: 0-950-77090-6 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #196710|| Condition:
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookLovers of Bath
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 196710
- Title
- Random Reflections of a West Country Master Craftsman
- Author
- Cyril H. G. Beazer
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper a little faded. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Gif
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0950770906
- ISBN 13
- 9780950770901
- Publisher
- Bath: C. H. G. Beazer
- Place of Publication
- Bath
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- bath buildings, war damaged london, quarrying, nelson west, ivy bank house, marshfield buildings, quarry combe down, cedric road, bear flat, paragon bomb damaged, regina hotel, poets corner, carpenter house, broad quay, gerrards buildings, pitman court, j
Terms of Sale
BookLovers of Bath
As a distance seller based in England, I am required to abide by the terms of the "Distance Selling Act", details of which are freely available. This ensures that you have the highest degree of protection when purchasing from me. Alongside that, I prefer to treat my customers in the manner that I expect to be treated; my guarantee is complete satisfaction or your money back - I aim to please, not just for the one book sale but to ensure that should you require another book, another time that my name against it means it gets your consideration.
About the Seller
BookLovers of Bath
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset
About BookLovers of Bath
BookLovers of Bath is set in the pastoral idyll of Peasedown St. John in Somerset (God's Own Country) in the south west of England. My wife and I owned the village Post Office until the modern world caught up with us in 2014. At that point I converted the premises to a small book shop, Fact or Fable, with a stock of around 4,000 titles in stock. I've been selling books worldwide since 1997 and rather hope to get the hang of it shortly…
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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