The Desert World or the scenery, animal and vegetable life, and physical character of the wildernesses and waste places of the earth (nelson's Art Gift-Books)
by Mangin, Arthur (translated from the original French)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Fair. W. Freeman, Foulquier, and Yan D'Argent. T. Nelson and Sons New edition; revised. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Spine is very heavily worn with title and author obliterated. Edges of boards also show heavy wear. On the bright side, the contents are clean, tight and intact despite a rather wobbly front hinge. Signature on front endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- DR. BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050388
- Title
- The Desert World or the scenery, animal and vegetable life, and physical character of the wildernesses and waste places of the earth (nelson's Art Gift-Books)
- Author
- Mangin, Arthur (translated from the original French)
- Illustrator
- W. Freeman, Foulquier, and Yan D'Argent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
Terms of Sale
DR. BOOKS
Items are returnable within 7 days of receipt if they are not as described but you must notify us first of your intention to return an item.
About the Seller
DR. BOOKS
Biblio member since 2005
Columbia, South Carolina
About DR. BOOKS
We are charter members of ABDASC, the South Carolina Antiquarian Bookdealers Association of South Carolina, and have been selling books on-line for more than 25 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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