The British almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the year of our Lord 1848 being bissextile, or leap year
by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Moderate wear to bards, corners, and spine foot/head. Sunned spine, faint marks to boards, few pencil checkmarks and words to fe
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
London: C. Knight, 1848. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Moderate wear to bards, corners, and spine foot/head. Sunned spine, faint marks to boards, few pencil checkmarks and words to few pages and on pages 253-264, clean pages with tight binding. Very Good+.. Black-cloth octavo; 96, 264 p, b&w illus; 18 cm. Britain; Almanac.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78384
- Title
- The British almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the year of our Lord 1848 being bissextile, or leap year
- Author
- Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Moderate wear to bards, corners, and spine foot/head. Sunned spine, faint marks to boards, few pencil checkmarks and words to fe
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Publisher
- C. Knight
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Bookseller catalogs
- England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain; Nature, Ecology and Environment;
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...