The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century. Its Progress and Expansion at Home and Abroad Comprising a Description and History of the British Colonies and Dependencies. 6 Volumes Bound into 3
by Sanderson, Edgar
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. All volumes are bound in matching three quarter brown leather over dark brown leather cloth boards. Red and gilt title labels to two of the three volumes. Wear and rubbing to corners, edges, and spines of all volumes. Dampstain to front board of last volume. Bubbling to cloth on front of first volume. Fading and scuffing to spines. Marbled endpapers and full marbled edges. Occasional spots of foxing, mostly to early and late pages, but clean overall. Illustrated. Size: Thick octavos. Each volume measures 6.75 x 10 x 2 inches. Volume I / II is 336 / 343 pages; Volume III / IV are each 344 pages; Volume V / VI are 362 / 368 pages. ENG/080522.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35896
- Title
- The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century. Its Progress and Expansion at Home and Abroad Comprising a Description and History of the British Colonies and Dependencies. 6 Volumes Bound into 3
- Author
- Sanderson, Edgar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
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Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.