Abridgment of the History of India from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. New Edition, Enlarged with a Map.
by John Clark Marshman
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1880. New Edition. . Cloth Bound Boards. Good. 1880 New Edition. Size octavo, 552 pages. Brown buckram cloth covered boards with black frames and central vignette to the front cover, gilt titles to the spine, brown end-papers. Condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed, hinges cracked, small scribble to half-title, pages are toned otherwise clean. The map is a fold out map attached at the back, there is a large tear in the blank area between the edge of the map and where the page attaches to the book, one fold in the map is browned with a 1.5cm tear at the top. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016592
- Title
- Abridgment of the History of India from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. New Edition, Enlarged with a Map.
- Author
- John Clark Marshman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- NON FICTION HISTORY INDIA INDIAN
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
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Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
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- 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,...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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