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Chambers's Encyclopaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. New Edition in Ten Volumes. NEAR FINE LEATHER BINDING.
by Chambers. William and Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh.: William & Robert Chambers, 1906. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. TEN VOLUME SET, original half leather hardcover, spines heavily decorated in gilt with five raised bands, original red leather spine labels lettered in gilt, illustrated throughout, a near fine set. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom.
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- Bookseller
- Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130872
- Title
- Chambers's Encyclopaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. New Edition in Ten Volumes. NEAR FINE LEATHER BINDING.
- Author
- Chambers. William and Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Publisher
- William & Robert Chambers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh.
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 4to - over 9� - 12" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fine Bindings. Leather Bindings. Coats Library.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
All books sold as complete unless stated otherwise. Books may be returned within two weeks if not as described. We post three times a week using Royal Mail. Tracking is not available unless requested and will be at considerable extra cost.
About the Seller
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
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Carmarthenshire
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Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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