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A History of The Bahamas
by Michael Craton
- 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, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. Second Edition. 319 pages. Red and gold dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Light foxing and tanning to pages and text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor loss and creasing to panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1669392661DPB
- Title
- A History of The Bahamas
- Author
- Michael Craton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1968
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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