Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences in Two Volumes
by Marchant, James
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, 1916. Spines and board edges sunned, some splitting and chipping to spines. Vol 2 has some rubbings on front board. Closed edges and prelims foxed and tanned, occasional foxing throughout, otherwise contents are clean and solid.. First Edition. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42342
- Title
- Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences in Two Volumes
- Author
- Marchant, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
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About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
Glossary
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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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...