MINIATURES IN THE XVIIIth AND XIX th CENTURIES an Historical and Descriptive Record
by O'Brien, Donough
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Creston, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
B.T. Batsford, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 193 pages plus 136 plates. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Corners are bumped, edges lightly worn. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is soiled and worn along the edges. A very good copy of this historical and descriptive book on miniatures. Each of the plates shows two or three images, all in b/w.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Beacon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004464
- Title
- MINIATURES IN THE XVIIIth AND XIX th CENTURIES an Historical and Descriptive Record
- Author
- O'Brien, Donough
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- B.T. Batsford
- Date Published
- 1951
Terms of Sale
Beacon Books
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About the Seller
Beacon Books
Biblio member since 2009
Creston, British Columbia
About Beacon Books
Our store carries a large general selection of secondhand books on many subjects - from modern paperbacks to collectable hardcovers, igned First Editions, BC History, Nautical/Marine& Canadiana. Our Country Life store(inside Beacon Books) specializes in crafts, cookery & gardening, technical, and country living.
Glossary
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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