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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to Waterloo
by Sir Edward Creasy
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1877. Hardcover. Good. Twenty eighth edition. Bound in green calf with raised bands to spine and elaborate gilt decoration and red title label. Spine has small loss to top. Crest of Christ Church Canterbury on front board in gilt. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Binding is tight. Pages are age tanned with some spotting. Inscribed to a prize winner at King's Canterbury in 1878 on inner page Very Good 1877
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1919
- Title
- The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to Waterloo
- Author
- Sir Edward Creasy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1877
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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