The Commonwealth of England : Documents of the English Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and Protectorate 1641 - 1660
by Blitzer, Charles ( editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 217pp. A super copy of this first edition with wrapper. Illustrated with several b/w plates, including a frontispiece plate. Fresh and clean. Dust wrapper not price clipped. Some rubbing to the tail of the spine of the wrapper and slightly/lightly to the periphery of the wrapper. No tears or loss. Clean and tight. A near fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 218821
- Title
- The Commonwealth of England : Documents of the English Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and Protectorate 1641 - 1660
- Author
- Blitzer, Charles ( editor)
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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