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HERO-MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE BRITISH RACE
by Ebbutt, M. I
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1918. hardcover. Very good. Large octavo (approx. 6" wide by 8 5/8" tall), blue cloth covers with gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. With 59 full page illustrations in halftone by J. H. F. Bacon, Byam Shaw, W. H. Margetson, Gertrude Demain Hammond, and others. Color frontispiece by William Sewell. xx + 374 [1] . Includes glossary and index. Some light foxing throughout. Small name stamp on front free endpaper. Two cover corners lightly bumped, and small tear at head of spine. No dust jacket. 020922E
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020390
- Title
- HERO-MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE BRITISH RACE
- Author
- Ebbutt, M. I
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1918
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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