Damascus And Its People; Sketches Of Modern Life In Syria
by Mrs. Mackintosh
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Fleet Street, London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1883. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, xii, 296 pp. Frontis drawing of the East Gate of Damascus, other full-page plates within text. The author was "late of the British Syrian Schools, Damascus." No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear, corners bumped. Book condition VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LA7780
- Title
- Damascus And Its People; Sketches Of Modern Life In Syria
- Author
- Mrs. Mackintosh
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday
- Place of Publication
- Fleet Street, London
- Date Published
- 1883
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- History;
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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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...
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....