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Die Kamme Aller Zeiten von der Steinzeit bis zur Gegenwart; The Combs of all Times, from the Stone Age to the Present Day; Le Peigne a Travers les Ages
Frederick Winter
1906
H. A. Ludwig Degener : Leipzig
13.5" by 10.5"
12, [84] pp
SUMMARY
The uncommon first edition of Frederick Winters richly illustrated study of the design of hair combs from the stone age to the modern day.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding,Uncommon
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 29.99
EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
Asia Postage: £ 37.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
With parallel text in English, German, and French.
An uncommon first edition of this impressive study of the history of the hair comb, including examples of combs from the Germanic period, eleventh-century France, Bombay, and many other locations and time periods.
Including a twelve page introductory pamphlet from Frederick Winter.
Illustrated with eighty-four plates, consisting of three-hundred and ten examples of different combs. Collated, complete.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth covered portfolio binding. Bumping and fading to back strip head and tail, with boards bright. One portfolio flap detached but present, and another absent. Internally, one cloth backed volume with paper wraps. Firmly bound, with light spotting and handling marks. Plates unbound, as issued. Plates are bright, with scattered instances of spotting.
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.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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