Click for full-size.
THE TRANS-CAUCASIAN CAMPAIGN OF THE TURKISH ARMY UNDER OMAR PASHA. Personal Narrative by Laurence Oliphant.
by Oliphant, Laurence
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good+ condition
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1856. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xxviii, 234 pages of text. Hardcover half-leather binding with marbled boards; moderate rubbing to extremities, and spine is darkened, sunned and crackling, with missing spine labels. Interior is in excellent condition, with minor browning to edges of several pages, and previous owner's name handwritten neatly on verso of title page "Owen F. Aldis." Contains four tinted (colored) lithograph plates, a small fold-out map (slightly mis-folded), and a large fold-out map following text. Plates and protective tissue guard are clean. Military History. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007195
- Title
- THE TRANS-CAUCASIAN CAMPAIGN OF THE TURKISH ARMY UNDER OMAR PASHA. Personal Narrative by Laurence Oliphant.
- Author
- Oliphant, Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good+ condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- Octavo (8vo)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
For most items, media mail shipping will cost $3.95 and Priority $7.95, and insurance is available for an additional cost. Books guaranteed to be as described; condition guaranteed if sent insured. Authenticity guaranteed on autograph and manuscript material. All items returnable within 10 days; notification of return is required; a small restocking fee may apply if return is due to customer error. Shipping rates are for normal octavo (8vo) titles; heavy, oversize (folio and quarto 4to), multi-volumes sets and special services such as insurance are extra.
About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Frequently asked questions
Handling and Storing Books
Take care of your old books — vintage, antiquarian, and fine — with these tips from a professional bookseller
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
