The Desert King: A Life of Ibn Saud
by David Howarth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Collins' Clear Type Press, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. No edition remarks. 252 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over brown cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Library copy, with removed inserts and inscriptions. Clean pages with light tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription mild scuffing and heavy pen scribbles to half title page. Boards are assumed in good condition as are covered with taped on jacket. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild rubbing and marking all over. Library number to spine.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1713333811ALK
- Title
- The Desert King: A Life of Ibn Saud
- Author
- David Howarth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins' Clear Type Press
- Date Published
- 1964
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....