Custom and Myth
by LANG, ANDREW
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers 1885. Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 303pp + 14pp adverts, illus VG- (moderate fraying to spine extrems & board corners, light fading to spine, moderate bruising to board corners, light rubbing & soiling to boards, browning to page edges & eps)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 225076
- Title
- Custom and Myth
- Author
- LANG, ANDREW
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers 1885
- Keywords
- myths legends folk lore mythology
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- 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.