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THE FUR COUNTRY; OR, SEVENTY DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE
by D'Anvers, N.; Verne, Jules [Translated from the French by]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1874. Hardcover. Octavo, x, xiii, 334 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's tan cloth bearing gilt and black lettering to the spine. Slight rubbing wear exteriorly. Boards have moderate plus wear exteriorly including fraying to the edges, age toning to the spine, some soiling wear and cocking to the spine. Decorative borders and designs in black and gilt. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Shaken binding with cracking to the hinges. Missing rear end paper exposing repairs to the rear pastedown. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Slight wear interiorly with some marks. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1375771. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1375771
- Title
- THE FUR COUNTRY; OR, SEVENTY DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE
- Author
- D'Anvers, N.; Verne, Jules [Translated from the French by]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1874
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
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