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South Africa: A Century Ago (1797-1801): Part I Letters Written from the Cape of Good Hope; Part II Extracts from a Journal
by The Lady Anne Barnard
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Maskew Miller, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Second Edition. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Parts I and II. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Binding is slightly shaky, but pages remain intact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1672313976BDO
- Title
- South Africa: A Century Ago (1797-1801): Part I Letters Written from the Cape of Good Hope; Part II Extracts from a Journal
- Author
- The Lady Anne Barnard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Maskew Miller
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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