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Heraldry of Fish: Notices of the Principal Families Bearing Fish in their Arms
by MOULE, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. Small 4to. Pp. xv, 250, [2 of publishers advertising]. Illustrated with 205 woodcuts. Later 19th C. green cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, blind stamped borders on front and back, pale yellow endpapers. Stains to front cover, middle signatures loose, hinges split, head edge dust soiled, leaves crisp and bright. Owner ink signature on front endpaper, perhaps "W. N. Guise Dec. 1847." The second book on heraldry from Moule (1784-1851), also a bookseller and important mapmaker.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6104
- Title
- Heraldry of Fish: Notices of the Principal Families Bearing Fish in their Arms
- Author
- MOULE, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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