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Tannhauser
by Wagner, Richard (Rolleston, T W (transl))
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. undated, English.This generously illustrated edition is bound in leather and stamped with gold gilt. The front cover stamping is fresh and bright. There are 22 tipped in plates (12 in colour). These plates are romantically bordered. All edges are worn and there is some storage buckling to the front cover. All four corners are worn by use and shelving. The leather of the back cover is polished. There are some shelving scratches and marks. The spine has wear to the head and foot. The gilt stamping is bold and clear. The binding has splits to the head of the spine (about 2cm) and to the foot of the spine (about 7 cm). The spine edge on the front cover is worn. The waxed, marbled front and end papers are age and user marked, but are unaffected by the binding cracks. Pages are roughly trimmed. There is a book length separation of page from binding after the front papers. However, the condition is firm. After the title page the binding issue is of no consequence. Pages and illustrations are clear, clean and fresh. They are firmly affixed and complete. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Synopsis
Reprint. Originally published: New York : T.Y. Crowell Co., 1906. Name of publisher from back cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- aghc
- Title
- Tannhauser
- Author
- Wagner, Richard (Rolleston, T W (transl))
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Weight
- 0.06 lbs
- Keywords
- JPG~
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Chapter 1 Books
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Johannesburg
About Chapter 1 Books
Chapter 1 trades out of three premises that are all in the Johannesburg area. Our emphasis is on providing quality books at highly competitive prices. A large (and continuously growing) selection of our books are listed on various websites on the internet. We specialise in Modern First Editions, Rhodesiana, Africana and other rare and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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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