The Illustrated London News No. 2144.- Vol. LXXVII July To December 1880
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/None
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George C. Leighton, Printed and Published By, 1880. Cover: original blue cloth on boards with gilt titles, gilt decorative spine, gilt decorative on front of cover with two men, two flags and on foot of image the word Montenegro. Blindstamped decorative corners, and border trim. Moderate soiling, rubbing and marks to cover. Spine: head & foot with surface wear, splits and vertical surface wrinkling down spines edges. Moderate wear to extremeties. Edges: original red speckled edges, light foxing and soiling. Front & rear hinges with splitting and thin wear. Eps: mild soiling and light sprinkles of foxings. Just a few pages with light few only foxing / smudge or mark, albeit mostly to the margins edges. Comprehensive illustrations. Binding is VG +, albeit rear cover is a bit loose. Large & heavy folio: 410 x 290 x 55 mm / 5 kgs. First Edition. Hb. VG/None.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040335
- Title
- The Illustrated London News No. 2144.- Vol. LXXVII July To December 1880
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George C. Leighton, Printed and Published By
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
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Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
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Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
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Glossary
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- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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.
- 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...