PEKING: HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION
by Favier, Alphonse
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Lille, France: Saint Augustine Society;, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo; 416 pages; Very Good; full binding in red cloth with silver and gold gilt detailing, as well as on spine; mild shelfwear, including rubbing along edges; creasing and chipping to head and tail of spine; foxing to pastedowns and endpapers; textblock gilt; features 524 engravings throughout; text in French; shelved Case 9. 1367112. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1367112
- Title
- PEKING: HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION
- Author
- Favier, Alphonse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Saint Augustine Society;
- Place of Publication
- Lille, France
- Date Published
- 1900
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.