The Romance of Canterbury Cathedral
by Margaret A Babington
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Raphael Tuck and Sons., 1947. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A work on the 'romance' of Canterbury Cathedral. With a foreword by Archbishop Lord Lang of Lambeth. Illustrated throughout, with numerous photographs of the cathedral and artworks. The fifth edition of this work. Written by Margaret A Babington. Rebound in a lovely quarter morocco binding. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned due to paper used. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH8-C-7
- Title
- The Romance of Canterbury Cathedral
- Author
- Margaret A Babington
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Raphael Tuck and Sons.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Archbishop Lord Lang Canterbury Catholic Religion Canterbury
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Fine
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