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Canterbury
de W. Teignmouth Shore
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Adam and Charles Black , 1907. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". W. Biscombe Gardner . The first edition of this guide to Canterbury, depicted by W. Biscombe Gardner with some lovely coloured plates. The first edition, first impression of this work. A celebration of Canterbury, with descriptions by W. Teignmouth Shore, who shares observations and historical sketches of city, in particular of the cathedral and the Canterbury pilgrims. Beautifully pictured in colour by W. Biscombe Gardner, British painter and wood engraver known for his watercolours and oils. With a folding sketch plan of Canterbury and the cathedral and publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous owner's gift inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 21/5/11. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting throughout. Illustrated with full page coloured plates and a folding sketch plan of Canterbury and the cathedral. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 802A58
- Título
- Canterbury
- Autor
- W. Teignmouth Shore
- Ilustrador
- W. Biscombe Gardner
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Adam and Charles Black
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1907
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- canterbury first editions illustrated travel first editions
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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.
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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.
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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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
