Underground City; or the Child of the Cavern. Alta Edition
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Porter and Coates. Hardcover. Good. Decorated brown cloth, octavo. xi,246 pages plus 12 page publisher catalog. Frontis, illustration to title page, 41 illustrations. A few brown spots to text, otherwise clean with light age toning to supple pages. Front hinge cracked but binding remains solid. Cover is bright, wear to head and tail of spine. Alta edition. Good copy. All books shipped in boxes.
Synopsis
The Underground City by Jules Verne
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Details
- Bookseller
- Studio Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 091601
- Title
- Underground City; or the Child of the Cavern. Alta Edition
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Porter and Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Studio Books
Books are promptly shipped upon receipt of payment and packed with care. Any book may be returned for any reason if notice is given within five days of receipt. Thank you, Gerry Rouff, Studio Books.
About the Seller
Studio Books
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Corvallis, Oregon
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....