The C. A. Gaskell Family and Business Atlas of the World. New and Complete
by Gaskell, C. A
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: John F. Waite, 1893. Published 1893. Externally worn copy of this large format world atlas (13.5" x 11.5") containing dozens of maps printed in full color. Brown cloth lettered in black and tarnished gilt, 250 pages, about half of which is an extensive chronology and index. Covers heavily worn and soiled, spine ends chipped, hinges cracked but covers attached, text block sound with no loosened pages, pages moderately age-toned in the margins but clean, small old dampstain to the lower right cover through several pages, not affected printed area.. Hard Cover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023392
- Title
- The C. A. Gaskell Family and Business Atlas of the World. New and Complete
- Author
- Gaskell, C. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- John F. Waite
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Keywords
- WORLD ATLAS BUSINESS FAMILY COLOR MAPS
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History, World Wars and Militaria;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
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