The Age We Live in: a History of the Nineteenth Century, from the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time. Division 2 Vol 1
by Taylor James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
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About This Item
London: William Mackenzie. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Division 2 Vol 1. Brown cloth cover with bright gilt and black decoration to front. Gilt & Black Illustration and lettering to spine with fallen Napoleonic Standard beneath lettering and a crown. Bevelled edges. All page edges bright gilt. Frontis is a B&W engraved portrait of the Duke of Wellington, protected by plain paper guard. 5 more B&W Plates inclding the "Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava". Text commences with Chapter XV, Pages numbered 242 to 480. Undated, Late 19th C. Cover has a little loss of colour due to a few spots of damp stain. some light Brown stain to the top corner margins of the first pages of plates (not affecting the pictures. Only a little foxing. Pages otherwise in very nice, crisp condition. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Cornish Books (GB)
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- Title
- The Age We Live in: a History of the Nineteenth Century, from the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time. Division 2 Vol 1
- Author
- Taylor James
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Mackenzie
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- HISTORY/19TH CENTURY
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- Gilt
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- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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