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HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU (2 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
by William H. Prescott
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1874. Hardcover. Good. 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. Half brown calf with marbled paper boards, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, 4 wide raised bands. Marbled endpapers and sides of text block. B&W frontis. Condition is GOOD ; edges and corners worn, corners rounded with some having inner board showing. Vol 2 has crack at front hinge though the binding remains very strong. Calf is a bit rubbed at covers and spines are sunned with rubbing and some shallow scratches. Text very clean with no markings, both bindings solid and strong. History. Stax.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10611
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU (2 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
- Author
- William H. Prescott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co.
- Date Published
- 1874
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
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