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THE BRITISH COLONIES; THEIR HISTORY, EXTENT, CONDITION, AND RESOURCES: VOL. V. BRITISH INDIA [VOLUME FIVE ONLY]
by Martin, R. Montgomery
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, [c. 1856-1857]. Small quarto; 564, ii pages; G+; three-quarters black leather binding with blind rolls over brown pebbled paper boards, paneled spine with red labels and gilt titling; notable shelfwear to covers, including rubbing, scuffing, chipping, cracking, and particularly heavy wear to head of spine; fore edge of textblock mildly wavy and scuffed, black top edge dye, red speckling to fore and bottom edges; black and white illustrations throughout; shelved case 9. cf. OCLC 918417183, 1027493713, 1027525359
"LATE TREASURER TO THE QUEEN AT HONG-KONG; AND MEMBER OF HER MAJESTY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN CHINA" (title page). 1364928. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
"LATE TREASURER TO THE QUEEN AT HONG-KONG; AND MEMBER OF HER MAJESTY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN CHINA" (title page). 1364928. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1364928
- Title
- THE BRITISH COLONIES; THEIR HISTORY, EXTENT, CONDITION, AND RESOURCES: VOL. V. BRITISH INDIA [VOLUME FIVE ONLY]
- Author
- Martin, R. Montgomery
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The London Printing and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [c. 1856-1857]
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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.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
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