The Hand-Book to the Roman Wall; A Guide to Tourists Traversing the Barrier of the Lower Isthmus
by J. Collingwood Bruce
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longmans, Green & Co., 1885. Hardcover. Good. 1885. Third Edition. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to front hinge with exposed binding, causing board to be slightly loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Water staining to spine and rear board edge. Book is slightly forward leaning.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1654842009TMB
- Title
- The Hand-Book to the Roman Wall; A Guide to Tourists Traversing the Barrier of the Lower Isthmus
- Author
- J. Collingwood Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.
- Date Published
- 1885
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...