The Viking Age
by Du Chaillu, Paul B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Temecula, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Scribners, 1890. 2nd Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 2nd printing, originally published in 1889. 2 volumes, both 8 vo. 591 pp in Vol. 1 and 562 pages in Vol. 2. Green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Numerous illustrations. Near fine with minor rubbing to the edges and one smudge to the spine of Vol. 2. Toning to text blocks. Neat owner's name to each front free endpaper. A very attractive and well-preserved set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Johnson Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 212
- Title
- The Viking Age
- Author
- Du Chaillu, Paul B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition.
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- VIKINGS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Paul Johnson Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Temecula, California
About Paul Johnson Fine Books
I sell mostly literature including many signed books, poetry, and mysteries.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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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