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The Connoisseur An Illustrated Magazine For Collectors
by Various
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Otto Limited, 1902. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 9". None. The Connoisseur is a fine art publication and famous collectors' magazine lavishly illustrated with full page plates. Includes articles on art, coins, stamps, literature, silver, engravings, gems, musical instruments, pottery and interesting anecdotes on Leather bound volume with gilt title to the spine, marble front and end papers and many plates and illustrations. Please note this is Volume 1 only. In a half calf binding with cloth covered boards. There is some wear to the extremities including scratches to the leather and bumping to the corners. The binding is generally tight and firm with both covers and all pages securely attached. There are some pencil notations on a few pages. There is a tear to the cardboard page on which one of the plates is mounted but it does not affect the plate. One of the tissue papers protecting a plate is slightly creased. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH12-D-1
- Title
- The Connoisseur An Illustrated Magazine For Collectors
- Author
- Various
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Otto Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- Connoisseur Magazine Plates Art Magazine
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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.
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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