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With the Flag to Pretoria (two volumes) A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900
by H W Wilson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Harmsworth Brothers, 1901. Hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Red cloth decorative boards with gilt and black decoration and gilt lettering to spine. Boards and blotched and the edges are bumped and worn. Pages are age-tanned but clean. Bindings are tight, slightly cocked. Illustrated with photographs and sketches. Pull out maps. These volumes are heavy, please enquire about postage. 1901
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3244
- Title
- With the Flag to Pretoria (two volumes) A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900
- Author
- H W Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harmsworth Brothers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex
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Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
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