THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE - a Collection of Stirring Scenes and Moving Accidents Volume IV
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-/No Dustwrapper
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell & Co.. Hardback. Good-/No Dustwrapper. Brown cloth, gilt tile and illustrated front board depicting hunter being chased by bison. pp385-760 ( fourth volume in series). 5 full-page b&w plates present as listed. a.e.g. Ends of spine and board corners bumped and worn. Professional black cloth booktape has been used to secure 1st and final hinge; remains of sellotape evident at frontispiece/tissue guard hinge; black paste-downs have well-thumbed and pages a little yellowed but tight copy. Size: 10 x 7 Inches
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ripping Yarns (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30850
- Title
- THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE - a Collection of Stirring Scenes and Moving Accidents Volume IV
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- BOYS' STORIES, ADVENTURE
Terms of Sale
Ripping Yarns
P&p extra, by first class post or airmail unless otherwise requested. Returns accepted only if incorrectly described.
About the Seller
Ripping Yarns
Biblio member since 2006
London, London
About Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns no longer has shop premises but we are continuing to operate from the owner's house in North London. We specialise in children's and illustrated books but also have a large and wide-ranging general stock. Please contact us if you don't see what you're looking for as much of our stock is not listed online.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...