Rulers of Mecca
by Gaury, Gerald de
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London Toronto Sydney Bombay: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 317 pp, b&w frontis, illus. First Edition, 1951. Preface, 16 chapters with 24 unpaginated half-tone plates, Appendixes I - IV, bibliography, index. Very lightly foxed and age-toned text block, else, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.9" x 8.75" boards. Tan cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Price clipped. Light edge wear and soiling dj with age-toned spine to same, Illustrated dj in acetate protector..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8245
- Title
- Rulers of Mecca
- Author
- Gaury, Gerald de
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London Toronto Sydney Bombay
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- HISTORY QORAISH TRIBE MECCAN RULERSHIP HISTORY AND CRITICISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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