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History Of The Royal Dragoons 1661 - 1934
by C. T. Atkinson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Robert Maclehose & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Limited Edition. 547 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth covered boards with gilt to brown leather spine. Colour illustration plates and black and white maps. Additional fold-out maps at rear. Rough cut edges to textblock. No 15 of 125 copies on fine paper. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting, however text block remains firm. Sporadic spotting to plates and maps. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and light crushing and rubbing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Some moderate marks and staining to surfaces. Some water staining to front, rear and spine. Gilt is bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1710495103ABS
- Title
- History Of The Royal Dragoons 1661 - 1934
- Author
- C. T. Atkinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Robert Maclehose & Co.
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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