London: John Murray, 1853. [Mediaeval History] FINELY BOUND, the tenth edition. Three volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2] xvi; 504 [2]; pp.viii; 427 [3]; pp.[2] iv; 517 [3]. Contemporary tan full polished calf with gilt titles to contrasting brown and green labels, and very elaborate gilt tooling, to spines. All edges and endpapers marbled. Library bookplate to each front pastedown. A library barcode and a red bookseller's label additionally to front pastedown of volume I. Red stamp showing a dog to each title page. Library stamps and serial numbers to verso of each title page. Further stamp to first and last leaf of text in each volume. Some light spotting to first and final leaves in each volume, otherwise quite crisp and clean. Heavy spotting to just one gathering in volume I. Bindings lightly rubbed, with a few marks, and bumping to corners. Heavy black library stamp to base of each spine. Tail of lower joint to volume III just starting. Hallam's first published work of history, consisting of nine sections, each focusing on different regions or themes of the European Middle Ages. First published in 1818.

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Librería: Adrian Harrington Rare Books (GB)
Inventario del vendedor #: 57583
Título: View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages
Autor: HALLAM, Henry (1777-1859)
Estado del libro: Usado
Cantidad disponible: 1
Editorial: London: John Murray, 1853
Atención: Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.

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Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books, and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.Award-winning Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera.We are always interested in buying quality books in our subject areas, from individual titles to complete collections.

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...
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...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.

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