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THE WHIP AND THE ROD. An Account of Corporal Punishment Among the Nations and for All Purposes.
by Yelyr, R. G. Van
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- fine/good +
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Gerald G. Swan, (1952). reprint. hardcover. fine/good +. Octavo, black patterned cloth with gilt spine titles. Black and white illustrations, index. ix [3] 1-251 pages. Price clipped on dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, and closed tears (which are not readily apparent now that the dust jacket is enclosed in a clear mylar protector). 020922A
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000019680
- Title
- THE WHIP AND THE ROD. An Account of Corporal Punishment Among the Nations and for All Purposes.
- Author
- Yelyr, R. G. Van
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- Gerald G. Swan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1952)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Price Clipped
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- G
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