1877 Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Antiquities Curiosities and Appliances

Description: Click here to see our other books! Caxton Celebrations, 1877. Catalogue of The Loan Collection of Antiquities, Curiosities, and Appliances Connected With The Art of Printing George Bullen (ed) 1877 The Elzevir Press : London 7.5" by 5.5" xix, 472pp, publishers advertisments SUMMARY A leather bound copy of 'Catalogue of The Loan Collection of Antiquities, Curiosities, and Appliances' edited by George Bullen Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION A catalogue of the Caxton Celebration in 1877. Edited by librarian George Bullen. The book catalogues the various antiques and curiosities from a exhibition in South Kensington, related William Caxton. The volume contains a comprehensive list of the object and artifacts, and from who they have been borrowed from William Caxton was a merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is believed to be the first person to introduce the printing press to England, around 1476. He was then the first English retailer of printed books. Previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown, reads 'HYS'. CONDITION In half leather binding with marbled board. Externally sound. Rubbing to the spines and to the joints. Small amount of loss to the extremities, due to rubbing. Slight rubbing to the front and rear boards. Tidemarks to the front and rear endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Slightly strained in places, but still firm. Pages are generally bright and clean. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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