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A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation
by J. R. McCulloch
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1856. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1856. New Edition. 1480 pages. No dust jacket. A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation. Green embossed cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are rough cut. Pages are thumb-marked and moderately tanned, with notable foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Moderate cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding is slightly loose. Scuffing to title page corner, with visible nicks and creases to text block edges. Crinkled gutters, with slight tearing to page edges. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with notable bumping and fraying to corners, crushing to spine ends and considerate rub wear to surfaces. Tape mark to lower edges. Liquid drops on front board and spine, with heavy fraying to ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1689247927ADA
- Title
- A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation
- Author
- J. R. McCulloch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans
- Date Published
- 1856
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
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- Text Block
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- 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....
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
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