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The Book of the Sword
by Burton, Richard F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: E.P. Publishing Limited, 1972. Polymath/explorer Captain Sir Richard F. Burton was always fascinated with the history of the sword. First published in 1884, he had planned it to eventually consist of three volumes. The original issue is a high spot for Burton collectors and quite pricey if found. This is a Near Fine copy of a facsimile edition that will certainly serve, although itself is rather scarce. Bright red cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; xxxix, 299 pages. Indexed. Numerous illustrations. With a new Forward by J.G. Cluff. The only defect noted is a shadow offset to the paste-downs from the flap of the wrapper, which is Very Good Plus, having some wrinkling along the margins and a clipped price. In an archival plastic protector.. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005426
- Title
- The Book of the Sword
- Author
- Burton, Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Publishing Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
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