The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information; Concerning Remarkable Men and Manners, Times and Seasons...Forming a Complete History of the Year; and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac.
by Hone, William:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Tegg , 1849 Reprint or new edition, as preface is dated 1832. HB. Full leather with gilt titles on red and black leather panels to spine, with gilt decorations and borders. All page edges and endpapers marbled. A handsomely bound volume that belonged to William Thomas, Baron Bolton, with his armorial bookplate inside front cover, and inscribed by him as Bolton to margin of title page. Large octavo, 1643pp. With 114 b&w engravings in text. Very Good. The front cover is held at the internal hinge by one cord, otherwise the binding is sound and the pages largely very clean (with a little spotting to ends) and the covers bright and clean with some edge rubbing and scuffs to the leather. Note: Hone's Everyday Book in 3 volumes listed separately by this seller.
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- Bookseller
- David Ford Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29030
- Title
- The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information; Concerning Remarkable Men and Manners, Times and Seasons...Forming a Complete History of the Year; and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac.
- Author
- Hone, William:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Tegg , 1849
- Bookseller catalogs
- British History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
David Ford Books
Payment by GB Sterling Pound cheque, Bank Transfer, PAYPAL. Any extra postage required will be quoted at time of order confirmation.
Books may be returned within 7 days, with prior notification, if not as described
About the Seller
David Ford Books
Biblio member since 2006
Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
About David Ford Books
Member of Provincial Bookfairs Association.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Inscribed
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
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- Reprint
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- New
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- Rubbing
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