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THE HATCHET THROWERS
by Greenwood, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: John Camden Hotten, 1866. Hardcover. Octavo, 164, [16] pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in full polished blue calf by W. Morrell, with his stamp to the verso of the front free endpaper. Boards with French fillets. Spine paneled with gilt and three burgundy labels and gilt lettering. Gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Some light shelf wear and rubbing, some fading to top edge of boards, spine. Light foxing throughout. Publisher's cloth from boards and spine preserved in rear. Title page detaching from gutter due to binder glue. With 36 color hand-tinted illustrations, some full-page. Shelved in Case 12. 1371672. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1371672
- Title
- THE HATCHET THROWERS
- Author
- Greenwood, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Camden Hotten
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- British Literature, Illustrated Rare Books
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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