Early Records of British India: A History of the British Settlements in India
by J. Talboys Wheeler
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Trubner and Co., 1878. xxx, 391, full crimson calf by Relfe Brothers with compartmented spine, gilt panels, black label with gilt titles, marbled edges, marbled eps. Prize inscription on verso of fpd, gilt crest of Eastman's R.N. Academy on front cover. Top and tail of spine scuffed, leather at front hinge worn through at the top. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.
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- Bookseller
- Interquarian
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002154
- Title
- Early Records of British India: A History of the British Settlements in India
- Author
- J. Talboys Wheeler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Trubner and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- HISTORY INDIA BRITAIN RAJ COLONIALISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; India; Bindings;
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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