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The Book of Kells: Reproductions from the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin
by Francoise, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/VG+
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First US . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG+. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover folio, stated 1st American Edition. Dark green cloth boards with gold gilt titling on the spine, and a gold gilted Celtic knot in the center front panel. Rust colored sprayed/painted edges. The condition of the book is Very Good+ (tight binding, clean text block, images crisp and clean, previous owners name on first free end paper). The dust jacket condition is Very Good+ (light creasing to panel flaps, lightly faded spine, tiny hole on the back panel near the spine). 230p.
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- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40914
- Title
- The Book of Kells: Reproductions from the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin
- Author
- Francoise, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 230
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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