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Medieval Towns: The Story of Assisi; Siena and San Gimignano; Florence
Lina Duff Gordon; Edmund G. Gardner
1903-24
J. M. Dent & Sons : London
6.5" by 4"
xiv, 372; xii, 391; xii, 436pp.
SUMMARY
Three volumes from the 'Medieval Towns' series of illustrated town histories by J. M. Dent.
Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A group of three volumes from the Medieval Towns series published by J. M. Dent, concerned with the histories of European towns.
Comprising the following:
Third edition of The Story of Assisi by Lina Duff Gordon. Illustrated with numerous plates and in-text illustrations by Nelly Erichsen and M. Helen James. Bound without the city plan.
Third edition of The Story of Siena and San Gimignano by Edmund Gardner, illustrated by Helen M. James. With a frontispiece and ten full page plates as well as numerous further plates throughout. Complete with city plan.
Later printing of The Story of Florence, revised edition. Written by Edmund G Gardner with illustrations by Nelly Erichson. Complete with city plan.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings with gilt tooling to spine and boards. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, darkening to back strip. Previous ownership ink inscription to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very 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.
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