An Inquiry Into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients; With a History of the Art of Bookbinding

Arnett, John

Verlag: Groombridge, London, 1837

JOHN ANDREWS ARNETT. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients; With a History of the Art of Bookbinding, London: Richard Groombridge, 1837.Small octavo, priority unknown here, pp. iv, 212, marbled paper-covered boards half-bound in brown morocco with gilt-stamped lettering and devices to spine in six compartments, all edges gilt, woodcut illustration. With the bookplate of the 19th-century American author Samuel Edward Herrick on the front paste-down. Common in Worldcat but unrecorded elsewhere and rare in the marketplace, with no other copies available at this writing.Condition of this book: Touch of wear at the upper spine and fore corners, but overall a beautiful book. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; 19th century; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55444. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 55444

Bibliografische Details

Titel: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Form of the ...
Verlag: Groombridge, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1837
Einband: Hardcover (Half Leather)
Zustand: Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket
Auflage: Edition Unstated.