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PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF THEIR LIVES AND ACTIONS - 12 VOL. SET (COMPLETE)
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Boston: Dana Estes and Co., 1902. Edition Manifique. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 volumes, one of 26 Edition Manifique, this one with the letter B, bound especially for H. T. Goodwin. Octavo, 233 x 155 mm. Full deep blue crushed morocco with gilt spine titles, 5 raised bands, gilt spine titles. Turn-ins gilt ruled with decorative corners, also the interiors of the boards are done with a central vellum panel decorated in a design of red, orange and green, with gilt borders and floral motifs. Silk endpapers. This "Edition Magnifique" has a hand-painted title pg of colored paints on papyrus, with the information that it was "bound especially for H. T. Goodwin by Dana Estes & Company, Boston, 1901." The numerous B&W plates are presented in three states, on india paper, plain wove, and japon, with tissue interleves each bearing the portrait title. Condition is all 12 volumes is VERY GOOD ; the morocco is not dry or cracking, is still supple and good. A number of the covers have some very faint damp-spotting, though not all, and there is no spotting to any of the spines. The gilt is all bright. The bindings are all tight with no incipent cracking. Vols. 8 and 12 have a tiny nick to the spine head. Text is all uniformly excellent; bright and clean with no foxing or damage. A few blank end pgs may have some very minor foxing. Bio. Fine Bindings. RGR.
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- PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF THEIR LIVES AND ACTIONS - 12 VOL. SET (COMPLETE)
- Autor
- Edmund Lodge
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- Estado del libro
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- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Edition Manifique
- Editorial
- Dana Estes and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1902
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- Biography;
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- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
