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Shardeloes Papers of the 17th and 18th Centuries
ed. G. Eland
1947
Oxford University Press : Oxford
9" by 6"
xii, 142pp
SUMMARY
A first edition history of this country house, illustrated and complete in a smart dust wrapper.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Shardeloes is an eighteenth century mansion in Buckinghamshire. Constructed for William Drake Sr., it was designed by Stiff Leadbetter, with interior design by Robert Adam. This work describes the history of the manor, which was in the Drake family for over three centuries.
Edited by G. Eland.
The first edition of this work.
Complete with the original dust wrapper.
With illustrations throughout.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with just a little wear to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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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.
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