On The Banks Of The Amazon
by W.H.G. Kingston
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Thomas Nelson, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 411 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound with black leather and green cloth and gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Hinges are cracked. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Sunning to spine. Peeling and loss to leather.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1699010146ABS
- Title
- On The Banks Of The Amazon
- Author
- W.H.G. Kingston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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...