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THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND (3 VOL SET COMPLETE): From the Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II
by Henry Hallam
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1832. Hardcover. Fair. Vol 1 � xxiii, 572 pgs. Vol 2 � vii, 632 pgs. Vol 3 � viii, 630 pgs. 5 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. Polished brown calf. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt border on cover edges. 5 raised bands. Leather labels. Marbled endpapers. Marbled text block. Condition of books is FAIR; Edges of spine and spines quite worn, front and back hinges cracked, corners worn and bumped. Spines have allover deterioration/crackling. Most leather labels missing. Hinges broken/and or badly cracked. Vol 1, and 3 missing spine. Vol 2 missing half of spine. Text very clean, binding tight. Upper text block darkened.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2935
- Title
- THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND (3 VOL SET COMPLETE)
- Author
- Henry Hallam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1832
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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....
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