A selection of books, manuscripts, engravings and autograph letters, remarkable for their interest and rarity : the 500th catalogue issued by Maggs Bros., booksellers
by Maggs Bros (London)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Maggs Bros., 1928. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in a contemporary binding of gilt-blocked, cloth-backed boards. With original stiff-card wrappers. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans and additional bibliographic information available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 357 pages; Description: 357 p : illus. , frontis. , plates, facsims. ; 33 cm. Subjects: Bibliography - Rare books. Manuscripts - Great Britain - Catalogs. Engraving - Catalogs. Autographs - Collections. Incunabula - Bibliography - Catalogs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 188624
- Title
- A selection of books, manuscripts, engravings and autograph letters, remarkable for their interest and rarity : the 500th catalogue issued by Maggs Bros., booksellers
- Author
- Maggs Bros (London)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Maggs Bros.
- Date Published
- 1928
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Incunabula
- Incunabula (incunable or incunabulum) refers to a book printed before 1501 - a pamphlet, a book or document that was not...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....