THE STORY OF CHINESE GORDON
by Hake, A. Egmont
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
-
Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Remington and Co., 1884. 407pp, 2 portrait plates and 2 maps. Decorative purple cloth binding faded as usual to the spine but a sound clean copy. End-papers cracked but sound. The exploits of Charles Gordon in China. Attractive dragon gilt block to the front cover. third edition. hardback. V.g.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- K809
- Title
- THE STORY OF CHINESE GORDON
- Author
- Hake, A. Egmont
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- third edition
- Publisher
- Remington and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Thomas Rare Books
7 day return if mis-described
About the Seller
Thomas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Yaxley, Suffolk
About Thomas Rare Books
Out-of-print books and maps
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...