Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
by SLOANE, William Milligan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London, MacMillan & Co., 1901. Quarto, Vol I: xviii+284 pages, Vol II:xii+284 Vol III:xii+270, Vol IV:xii+314, original boards in edgeworn dustwrappers, gilt lettering, lightly foxed, name on title, some hinge starting, some leaves cracked, a very good set. Scarce
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grant's Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30322
- Title
- Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Author
- SLOANE, William Milligan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, MacMillan & Co., 1901
Terms of Sale
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Grant's Bookshop
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria
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Glossary
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...