Alfred Russel Wallace : Letters and Reminiscences - 2 Volumes
by Marchant, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Cassell & Co, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volumes (complete). Elderly if still sound and sturdy. Volume I: the boards are marks, worn, stained from storage, shelving and handling. The spine has wear to head and foot and along the body. The spine is also a little sunned. The boards and spine are still steady and sure. The front pastedown and titlepage have previous owner annotations, label and signatures. The papertrims have flecks of foxing. The contents are most pleasing. They are thick, healthy, clean, clear, benevolent. Volume II: the boards are much worn, marked, scuffed all about from storage. The spine too has storage wear from head to foot. However, the boards and spine are fit and steady. The papertrims are streaked with foxing. The contents have smears of foxing fore and aft. Overwhelmingly, the pages are clean, clear, benign, thick, healthy. (relisted). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50du
- Title
- Alfred Russel Wallace : Letters and Reminiscences - 2 Volumes
- Author
- Marchant, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.06 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...