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Chambers Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts Vol 5-6
by CHAMBERS, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Without Dust Wrapper
- Seller
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GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh, Scotland: William and Robert Chambers, 1845. Leather Binding. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. 12mo - 6.75 to 7.75" tall. Good - Volumes 5-6 Only. Three quarter leather, five raided bands, gilt decoration to the spine, leather insert title on the spine, dark green boards, marbling to the edges of the text block, head of the text block has been burnished. Corners have been bumped and rounded, wear to the leather, pages tanned otherwise contents clean, bright and tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012924
- Title
- Chambers Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts Vol 5-6
- Author
- CHAMBERS, William
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Without Dust Wrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William and Robert Chambers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 12mo - 6.75 to 7.75" tall
- Weight
- 0.97 lbs
Terms of Sale
Loudoun Books Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as described. UK Standard delivery is Free. The Shipping Matrix is compiled for a package weighing 1kg. Additional postage will be sought for packages over 1kg for UK Expedited, UK Express of Overseas delivery.
About the Seller
Loudoun Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2022
GALSTON, East Ayrshire
About Loudoun Books Ltd.
Loudoun Books Ltd. was formed on 15 February 2011, although we had been selling at book fairs and through online marketplaces, for approximately 10 years prior to that. Based in Ayrshire, Scotland we specialise Scottish interest, rare, collectable, First Edition and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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