The Alhambra / Moorish Chronicles
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1851. Revised. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Ex-Library. Section 1: 286 pages, Section 2: 115 pages. Irving's travels in Iberia, garnished and delightfully enlivened with tales and legends of Moorish Spain. Maroon or deep red cloth binding with gilt titles and bands on spine, gilt top edge. Standard Library Edition. Some edge wear, corners heavily bumped, spine ends a little bumped, titles mostly bright with a little wear, a little scuffing and spotting of cover, advertising pasted on front end papers, gift inscription on front free end paper mentioning school library, front hinge a little weak, frontispiece tissue protector mostly torn out, interior pages clean and lightly tanned, binding otherwise tight.
Measures 5 x 8 inches
Measures 5 x 8 inches
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Details
- Seller
- Scraps of American History (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 00724
- Title
- The Alhambra / Moorish Chronicles
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1851
- Keywords
- history, travel, legends, Spain
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...