1911 British Castle Charles H. Ashdown Colour Plates Dust Wrapper 1st

Description: Click here to see our other books! British Castles Charles H. Ashdown 1911 Adam and Charles Black : London 9.5" by 7.5" xx, 208pp SUMMARY The first edition of this colourfully illustrated monograph on the castles of Britain by Charles H. Ashdown. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Charles H. Ashdown's illustrated study on the castles of Britain.Looking at Bodiam Castle, Maiden Castle, Pevensey Castle, the Tower of London, Arundel Castle, Rochester Castle, Windsor Castle, Hever Castle, Edinburgh Castle, and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-one colour plates, and in-text line drawings.Collated, complete. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few light marks to the boards. Cloth to the head of the rear board is a little cockled. Discolouration to the paste downs and endpapers. Dust wrapper is edge worn with small chips and closed tears, including a chip to the spine. Light marks to the dust wrapper, spine a little discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of light handling marks. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed 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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