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Madagascar Before the Conquest: The Island, the Country, and the People - Rev. James Sibree
by Rev. James Sibree
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1896-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover, no jacket, 1896. Cloth binding. with gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. Complete with all illustrations (no map in this edition). From the library of Nobel-winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann, with his bookplate on front endpaper. Another, earlier bookplate (of the Percival J. G. Bishop Collection) on the pastedown. Gilt titles on front still quite bright. Spine faded some but still legible, slightly cocked. Pages have no marks or writing. Some heavy foxing (brown spotting) to first few & last few pages, and along the page edges. Slight water damage throughout book. Front hinge weak; otherwise, binding still strong. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!
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- Bookseller
- Big Star Books & Music
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FM1194d
- Title
- Madagascar Before the Conquest: The Island, the Country, and the People - Rev. James Sibree
- Author
- Rev. James Sibree
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1896-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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