Abyssinia on the Eve
by FARAGO, LADISLAS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Putnam 1935. Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 286pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems & spine, light fading to spine, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, light cracking & soiling to some gutters throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & soiling, moderate creasing to spine & flaps)
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- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books
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- Title
- Abyssinia on the Eve
- Author
- FARAGO, LADISLAS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam 1935
- Keywords
- Africa uncolonised Abyssinia independence history Ladislas Farago
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- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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