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Seals
by Walter De Gray Birch
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. , 1907. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7.5". None. A smart first edition of this work on the history of seals, by Walter de Gray Birch. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and fifty-two plates. Collated complete. A guide to the history of seals, with reference to the earliest seals, the development of the art of seals, seals of royal offices, ecclesiastical designs, local seals of cities or towns, heraldic seals, colonial seals, and much more. Written by Walter de Gray Birch, an English historian, editor and author. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. A very small mark to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856T67
- Title
- Seals
- Author
- Walter De Gray Birch
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Seals Design Gray Birch Design
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
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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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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