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Quiberon Bay; the campaign in Home Waters, 1759
by Marcus, Geoffrey
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/poor
- Seller
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Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Hollis & Carter, 1960. Hardcover. Fair/poor. 8vo, pp. [11], xii-xiv, 212, [2]. Navy boards with gilt accents; foxing to edges. Firm binding; no loose pages. Slightly cocked spine, a small stain on front flyleaf and light foxing on a few pages early in the book. Dust jacket with apparent liquid damage and staining, especially visible on verso side. Rubbing, chips and tears, including g a larger tear at the bottom front. Dust jacket is now encased in a clear, protective cover. From the dust jacket: "For two hundred years Englishmen have been stirred by 'Heart of Oak,' the rousing song composed by David Garrick in commemoration of the Battle of Quiberon Bay, one of the most complete and dramatic victories ever won by British seamen, ranking in importance with Trafalgar and the defeat of the Armada. This book tells for the first time how this victory was achieved."
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- Bookseller
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5778
- Title
- Quiberon Bay; the campaign in Home Waters, 1759
- Author
- Marcus, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hollis & Carter
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Heart of Oak"; Garrick
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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