The Book of the Thames From Its Rise to Its Fall
by Hall, S C MR & Mrs
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Virtue & Co, 1902 Good Copy in green cloth on bevelled boards with elaborate gilt titles and decoration on cover and spine. Spine is worn at head/foot of spine and along edges. Spine slightly cocked. Cracks in front and rear hinges which have loosened coloured end papers. Some foxing to front and rear end papers. Gilt folio edges. Free of inscriptions. Clean text and attractive b/w engravings.
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- Bookseller
- Balfour Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016880
- Title
- The Book of the Thames From Its Rise to Its Fall
- Author
- Hall, S C MR & Mrs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Virtue & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- THE BOOK OF THAMES FROM ITS RISE TO FALL MR & MRS S C HALL VIRTUE CO
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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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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