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Velazquez and His Works
by STIRLING, William:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, John W. Parker, 1855. Hardback, approx 7 x 4 inches. In light brown polished calf leather fine binding by “Bartlett & Co. Boston.” Decorative gilt paneled boards, dentelles, gilt lettering to brown leather spine labels, raised banding and extensive gilt decoration to spine, marbled endpapers, top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing to edges. Corners bumped, slightly chipped at top ends. Small chip to top rear spine corner/rear board. Small mark to front. Some mild foxing to endpapers. Some minor darkening to title page. Pages clean and tight throughout. Else a clean and tight copy. 256pp. Illustrated with a b&w portrait vignette to tile page. Decorative chapter headers and tailpieces.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81910
- Title
- Velazquez and His Works
- Author
- STIRLING, William:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, John W. Parker, 1855
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHIES/LETTERS/DIARIES STIRLING, William: Velazquez and His Works, John W. Parker, 1855, Bartlett & Co. Boston, binder, fine binding, leather, portrait vignette,
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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