A Record Of The Guardian Assurance Company Ltd 1821-1921.
by Tarn, A.W., and Byles, C.E. (editors)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Guardian Assurance Company, 1921. 153 pages. Appendices and index. Frontispiece and many b/w plates (mostly fold-out). Top edge gilt; other edges uncut. Papered boards with gilt and decorated buckram spine. Errata slip laid in. Signed on the front free endpaper by 26 of the company's directors and dated 1922. Minor foxing on endpapers. Rare.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Tapsell's Books and Music
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 644
- Title
- A Record Of The Guardian Assurance Company Ltd 1821-1921.
- Author
- Tarn, A.W., and Byles, C.E. (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- Guardian Assurance Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- INSURANCE COMPANIES. MISCELLANY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miscellany;
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Tapsell's Books and Music
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Rutherglen, Victoria
About Tapsell's Books and Music
Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.
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- 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...
- Edges
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- Buckram
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Fine
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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....
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