Alfred The Great
by Thomas Hughes
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Macmillan and Co, 1881. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1881. New Edition. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Severe cracking to front hinge, causing boards to be loose. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. Gilt lettering has darkened. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1667379368IEV
- Title
- Alfred The Great
- Author
- Thomas Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Date Published
- 1881
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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"...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...