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History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, Vol. VI
by W. F. P. Napier
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Thomas and William Boone, 1853. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1853. New Edition. 463 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Book has a slight musty odour. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate creasing to gutters but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with visible fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1679575458IEV
- Title
- History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, Vol. VI
- Author
- W. F. P. Napier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas and William Boone
- Date Published
- 1853
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
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