Wagon, Chariot, and Carriage: Symbol and Status in the History of Transport.
by PIGGOTT, Stuart
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0500251142
- ISBN 13
- 9780500251140
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover, octavo, pp. 184. Illustrated. Near fine in the publisher's burnt orange cloth with spine lettering gilt & upper board publisher's device gilt. Dust jacket near fine & ensconced in a sheet of archival Brodart.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000286
- Title
- Wagon, Chariot, and Carriage: Symbol and Status in the History of Transport.
- Author
- PIGGOTT, Stuart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0500251142
- ISBN 13
- 9780500251140
- Publisher
- [New York]: Thames and Hudson, [1992].
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- This edition first published
- October 1992
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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- Jacket
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- Brodart
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- Fine
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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....