The Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland; with A View of the Primary Causes and Movements of the Thirty Years' War. - 2 volume set .
by John Lothrop Motley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Very Good. 1875. Three Quarter Leather. 12mo 2 volume set. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Complete in 2 Volumes . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. . Vol 1. Frontis plate. xvi, 446 pages, Vol 2. 2 plates. vi, 545 pages, with Plates. Three Quarter Leather slightly rubbed, 5 raised bands, embossed bright gilt decorations & titling backed in red. Marbled boards, slightly rubbed edges. Marbled page edges. Small amount of light foxing. Previous owner's neat inscription dated 1880. A superior set of 2 volumes. No extra postage will be asked for beyond the standard charge .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136182
- Title
- The Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland; with A View of the Primary Causes and Movements of the Thirty Years' War. - 2 volume set .
- Author
- John Lothrop Motley
- Illustrator
- 3 Plates
- Format/Binding
- Three Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...