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A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing
por George Saintsbury
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Preço do item
€ 269,37€ 242,43
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Sobre este item
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1922. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A book on letters and the art of letter writing by George Saintsbury in a excellent crushed half morocco binding. The fifth impression published in November of 1922. First published in February 1922.Bound in half crushed morocco with cloth to the boards. Raised bands and gilt text to the spine.This work was written by critic, historian and teacher George Saintsbury. The work contains a collection of letters from noted people along with a brief history of letters and the art of letter writing. In half crushed morocco with cloth to the boards. Externally excellent with only slight marks to the boards. Minor offsetting to the extremities of the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. An old ink inscription to the half title. Light spotting to the fore edge. Near Fine
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 881Z50
- Título
- A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing
- Autor
- George Saintsbury
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encadernação
- Leather
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1922
- Dimensão
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palavras-chave
- Letters History Crushed morocco George Saintsbury History
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
