THE ASTORS : a Family Chronicle
by Kavaler, Lucy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1966. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Spans 200 years, from John Jacob Astor 1784, who made a foertune in the fur trade. Includes Lady Astor, the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. Illustrated with several B&W Photos and a Family Tree. Comes with a press cutting. Black cloth cover with Gilt lettering on spine. 336 p.pages, 760g, 9" tall. Name and old penciled price on ffep. No other inscriptions. Jacket has some edge wear and rubbing. Also 4 snall closed edge tears, from 1/2" to 1" long, repaired from inside with clear tape. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019081
- Title
- THE ASTORS : a Family Chronicle
- Author
- Kavaler, Lucy
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/HISTORICAL/POLITICAL
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Penzance, Cornwall
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- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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