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Add this copy of Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages to cart. $500.00, Sold by Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1858 by Henry G. Bohn.
Edition:
1858, Henry G. Bohn
Hardcover
Details:
Publisher:
Henry G. Bohn
Published:
1858
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
8983085341
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Seller's Description:
Old bookplate in each volume; some scattered light foxing affecting few of the plates; about half of one of the four gilt-lettered spine labels lacking; binding scuffed and rubbed at extremities. 2 vols. Illustrated throughout in black and white and color. Folio,
Add this copy of Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages (2 Vols. ) to cart. $918.75, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1843 by William Pickering.
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Internally VG, some foxing here and there, the plates are stunning. Art library bookplate inside front cover of each volume, ink stamp at top and bottom of each text block. Green library buckram with new endpapers and standard gilt lettering on spines. Vol. 1: [16 pp. text, 2 pp. List of Engravings), followed by unpaginated text with 38 full-page engravings with tissue guards. Vol. 2: TP, (2 pp. corrigenda), (2 pp. List of Engravings), unpaginated text containing engravings 39-94 each with tissue guard. A crowning achievement in mid-19th century bookmaking, the colored plates in these two volumes are breathtaking. Add to this the calligraphy of the First letter of each Plate essay in color, and you have a set of books you will enjoy for years and use frequently if your studies embrace this topic. Still tight and clean, and firm. From another seller: A few pages of commentary follow each plate, with most commentary sections having either extra color or B&W text illustrations, and all such commentary sections having hand-illuminated woodcut initials based on early manuscripts as the initial capital letter of their text. They measure 11 5/8 inches by 6 3/8 inches.
Add this copy of Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages to cart. $950.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1843 by Pickering.
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Very good(+) 94 single-sided engraved plates mainly in full color & gilt; numerous hand-illuminated wood engraved initials and text illustrations throughout the unpaginated text. 2 volumes. 4to, simply bound in more recent 3/4 blue cloth over marbled boards. London: William Pickering, 1843. First Edition. Both volumes worn at spine ends and have repaired cracks at center where text blocks had split; light foxing on first and last several pages of volume one, but the plates are clean and fresh. A very good(+) copy.
