The Edge Of The Orient.
by Russell, Robert Russell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner, 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, yellow cloth with gilt titles. Top edge gilt, others uncut. xv, [1],288pp. With 107 illustrations mostly full page photographs. A tour of the edges of the Mediterranean from Trieste around to North Africa. Wonderful photographs of locales, natives and early costumes and occupations. A tight sound copy, without bumps rubs or other damage, internally completely fine, clean and fresh but with soiled boards and faded spine else fine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01294
- Title
- The Edge Of The Orient.
- Author
- Russell, Robert Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, OTTOMAN, TURKEY, PALESTINE, MEDITERRANEAN, ARABIA, EGYPT, ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
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