The Economic Development of the British Overseas Empire. Three Volumes
by Knowles L C A & Knowles C M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes, complete. University library withdrawals in oxford blue cloth with bright gilt spine titles; short tears to spine ends of volume 1, but otherwise just moderate shelfwear; volume 1 has cracked hinges but all three have tight, square textblocks; pages bright and seemingly unmarked. 555 pp; 616 pp; 356 pp. ; Vol. 01/03/2014 .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38813
- Title
- The Economic Development of the British Overseas Empire. Three Volumes
- Author
- Knowles L C A & Knowles C M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Bookseller catalogs
- Business/Economics; History-Canada; History-British;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
B-Line Books
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About the Seller
B-Line Books
Biblio member since 2003
Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- 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,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
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